Businesses brace for U.S. protectionism Korean businesses are seeking to cope with a possible surge in protectionist sentiment in Washington under President-elect Barack Obama. The nation’s business groups are trying to communicate with Obama’s aides and Democrats, who have few ties to K... Read more.
U.S. actively pushing for FTA passage Key officials including Carlos Gutierrez, secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, are pushing for President George W. Bush’s aims of getting the Korea-U.S. free-trade agreement ratified during a possible lame-duck session in U.S. Congress, the Americ... Read more.
ENVIRONMENT Trade pact could lead to waste dumps ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT The Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) agreement, which goes before parliament today, will make Thailand a waste-dumping site for Japan, critics warn. Piyanee Thangtontawi, director of the Industrial Works Depar... Read more.
