Analysis and publications on economic policy, trade relations, business, financial issues, and commercial developments affecting U.S.-Korea relations.
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If the digital trade section of the KORUS FTA is amended, Korea will likely need to open up its e-commerce industry to foreign competitors.
The decision by the Moon Administration to shift from coal and nuclear power to LNG has long-term implications for South Korea’s trade surplus with the...
Analysts have attributed recent market downturns to North Korean provocations, but investors seem to be reacting more negatively to responses from the Trump administration.
Rumors flooded Washington over the Labor Day holiday weekend that the U.S. would soon withdraw from the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
China’s punitive economic measures against South Korea over THAAD may have shrouded Beijing-Seoul relations in uncertainty, yet they highlight Korea’s economic dependence on China.
More than any other sanction imposed on the country, a cutoff of Chinese crude oil, translated into price hikes, angry customers, and slashed revenues, would...
It’s official – new numbers from March confirm that China’s THAAD retaliation has significantly cut into South Korea’s tourism industry.
Beijing’s Commerce Ministry surprised everyone on Friday, announcing a halt to imports of any coal from North Korea in 2017.
With the arrest of Lee Jae-yong on charges of bribery, embezzlement, perjury, and the illegal transfer of funds abroad, Samsung faces a period of uncertainty...
Recently, the number of claw machines around downtown Seoul have greatly increased, especially in busy nightlife areas such as Sinchon, Hongdae and Gangnam.
While the overall U.S. trade deficit in merchandise goods with the world increased by $1.9 billion or 0.4 percent, the bilateral trade deficit between the...
President Donald Trump did not take long in fulfilling his campaign promise to pull out of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Just three days into his presidency,...
Do claims of the KORUS FTA costing the United States 100,000 jobs hold up?
International trade has become a top-tier political issue during this U.S. election cycle that has come together to create a “perfect storm” for candidates at...
As the Korean economy started growing, its relations with the labor sector also started changing, and so has one of its most basic factors, the...