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S. Korea-China FTA  South Korea and China officially declared the start of bilateral free trade talks in a recent joint statement. After his recent
meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, South Korea’s Trade Minister Park Tae-ho issued a joint statement announcing the beginning of formal FTA negotiations.
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A forecast of S. Korea’s export to Russia A forecast of S. Korea’s export to Russia  According to KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency), South Korea’s exports to Russia will not change significantly for a few years.
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South Korea’s FTA with China to discourage its textile industry South Korea’s FTA with China to discourage its textile industry  A possible FTA with China would very likely affect the Korean fashion and retail industry severely. Korean industries are already suffering from China’s lower labor costs, which has caused numerous manufacturers to relocate, and growing shares by China in the textile market.
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S. Korea-EU trade volume grows 3.9 pct after FTA  Despite difficult external situations, the trade volume between South Korea and the European Union (EU)
gained 3.9 percent onyear over the six months after their bilateral free trade agreement took effect in July.
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South Korea turned out to have benefited greater from the Korea-US (KORUS) free trade agreement(FTA) in April, which went into effect in March this year.
South Korea’s exports, which have been slowing so far this year, are expected to recover by the second half (H2) of this year, based upon a recent report.
South Korea’s exports are expected to remain relatively stable in the second quarter (Q2) this year after two quarters of
South Korea accomplished a surplus in trade balance for two consecutive months, posting a $2.3 billion trade surplus in March.
South Korea saw a US$ 2.2 billion trade surplus for February after recording figures in the red the previous month.
S. Korea plans to back up 100,000 beginners in export and local companies with insufficient experience in exports to 
