Ministry of Trade Industry and Resources

MOTIE Hosts Foreign Investment Week 2014

About 300 foreign investors from 22 countries, including companies such as General Electric Aviation, Boeing, Solvay, and Goldman Sachs, are participating in the event, as well as journalists from 25 countries and business leaders of foreign-invested companies in South Korea. date2014-10-31

MOTIE Starts English Facebook, Twitter, Flickr

Those who “Like” the MOTIE’s Facebook, “Follow” its Twitter or visit its Flickr page will receive updates on the ministry’s latest news and events as well as other useful and insightful information related to South Korea. You can visit and join the MOTIE’s new English SNS pages at: O Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MOTIEKoreaEng O Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/MOTIEKoreaEng O Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/MOTIEKoreaEng ● Attachments (Picture): 1.MOTIE English Facebook; 2. Twitter; 3. Flickr Attachment 1: MOTIE English Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MOTIEKoreaEng) Attachment 2: MOTIE English Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/MOTIEKoreaEng) Attachment 3: MOTIE English Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/MOTIEKoreaEng) date2014-09-22

Reducing the burden on companies in the Foreign Investment Zone by half

Promotion Division (044- 203-4083) date2014-08-28

In-depth discussions to be held with ASEAN nations on trade liberalization and cooperation measures

Minister of Trade, Industry & Energy Yoon Sang-jick will be participating in the Fourth Economic Ministers Meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (KOR-ASEAN․ASEAN+3, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and East Asia Summit (EAS), which will be held in Nay Phy Taw, Myanmar for two days starting on August 26. The KOR–ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting will provide a venue for in-depth discussions of measures for the additional liberalization and the date2014-08-28

Root Companies Will Easily Recruit Foreign Students

date2014-08-14

Results of the 8th round of the Korea-New Zealand FTA negotiation

date2014-08-11

Korea’s Car Industry Recorded Growth in Finished Goods Production, Domestic Sales, Exports and Parts Shipment

* (JD Power, US, July 23) Hyundai Motor Company topped the 2014 APEAL (IDSA, July 22), while the KIA Soul won a Silver Prize at the IDEA Awards in 2014 ** (July 1, 2014, passenger vehicles) Larger than 1,500cc: 2.0%→0% / 1,500cc or below: 5.0%→3.3% The industry also recorded its highest-ever monthly exports of car parts, at USD 2.47 billion, thanks to robust exports to the US and China, Korea’s largest export destinations. ○ Jul 2014 - Production : 409.283 - Domestic Sales : 146,226 - Domestic Cars : 128,114 - Imported Cars : 18,112 - Exports : 266,741 - (Amount) : 43.0 - Car Parts : 24.7 ○ Month-on-Month - Production : 7.6 - Domestic Sales : 4.5 - Domestic Cars : 5.0 - Imported Cars : 1.7 - Exports : 3.2 - (Amount) : 5.4 - Car Parts : 17.2 ○ Year-on-Year - Production : 22.4 - Domestic Sales : 4.0 - Domestic Cars : 1.9 - Imported Cars : 21.1 - Exports : 16.0 - (Amount) : 20.8 - Car Parts : 12.6 ○ Jan through Jul 2014 - Production : 2,751,825 - Domestic Sales : 953,289 - Domestic Cars : 840,914 - Imported Cars : 112,375 - Exports : 1,866,624 - (Amount) : 297.7 - Car Parts : 158.7 ○Year-on-Year - Production : 5.1 - Domestic Sales : 6.8 - Domestic Cars : 4.7 - Imported Cars : 25.6 - Exports : 2.6 - (Amount) : 6.0 - Car Parts : 5.6 date2014-08-08

Korea’s ICT Exports Continue to Show Robust Growth in the 2nd Half of 2014

date2014-08-07