China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a deal on Sunday in Beijing to promote and protect trilateral investment.Trilateral FTA talks to be launchedWen calls for patience to ease tensions
Free-trade agreement negotiation between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea will probably begin within this year, officials from the three countries said on Saturday.
Japan is expecting to launch formal negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement with China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) by year-end.
China, Japan and the ROK are consulting with each other for the early launch of negotiations for the FTA, a white paper said.
Free trade agreement with China will boost South Korean economy in the long run as the possible deal was expected to increase the latter's exports to China, Nomura said Thursday.
China and South Korea jointly announced the start of bilateral free trade agreement negotiations on Wednesday, aiming to expand trade in goods and services and investment cooperation.
Commercial ministers from China and the Republic of Korea jointly announced the launch of free trade association talks on Wednesday in Beijing.
South Korea expected the planned free trade deal with China to raise the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) by around 1 percent within 5 years after the deal will take effect, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
South Korea expected the planned free trade deal with China to raise the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) by around 1 percent.
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) announced Wednesday to formally start negotiation for setting up a Free Trade Area (FTA), according to a press conference attended by China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and ROK Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho.
The time is ripe for establishing a Free Trade Area among China, Japan and South Korea but uncertainties have delayed talks about that possibility from starting.
Although a China-US Free Trade Agreement may be timely, is it wise?
Beijing and Seoul's positions have been "reasoned and well communicated" as they prepare for formal negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement that is expected soon.
A free trade agreement between China and South Korea will probably precede a planned China-Japan-South Korea FTA, a senior official from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said.
The international financial crisis has changed the global economic pattern considerably, with multi-polarization now the most significant trend. Countries are striving to expand international trade in the hope of achieving a win-win outcome by establishing Free Trade Agreements or conducting closer economic and strategic cooperation. China and the United States are no exception.
BEIJING - Premier Wen Jiabao urged an early start to negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) during a meeting with visiting ROK President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday.