On September 23, ECCK organized its eighth annual IPR Conference. Taking note of the EU’s Green Deal and the Korean New Deal, this year’s event focused on IP’s potential to help realize plans for a sustainable, greener future. Thanks to the insightful presentations by our remarkable speakers, the audience was shown the importance of IP, …
ECCK has prepared an English translation of the subsidies information for marine equipment and shipbuilding industry released by Busan Metropolitan City. For detailed information, please refer to the Korean version of the document HERE. Constructing multipurpose platforms for marine technology demonstration (Project purpose) Localization of core equipment and materials of ships through marine technology demonstration …
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has shared the main changes on Condition for Quarantine Exemption. Establishment of validity period of isolation exemption certificate: The isolation exemption certificate is valid until the first week of entering Korea. After one week, one must apply again according to the application procedure. Establishment of the period …
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a lot of hardship for all parts of society. For employees it has resulted in new ways of working, requiring untact communication, different manner of collaboration ways, in addition to concerns about health and economic turbulence. Against this background it is essential for employers to consider ways to drive …
Last month the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published its Economic Survey on Korea. Each edition surveys the major challenges faced by the country, evaluates the short-term outlook, and makes specific policy recommendations. In this year’s edition it found that economic activity has contracted less in Korea than in other OECD countries, thanks …
On September 16, ECCK hosted a CFO Forum under the theme of ‘Update in Recent Tax Law Amendments and COVID-19 Related Tax Measures’. The forum was held as a hybrid meeting for the first time, a group of CFOs physically as well as virtually joined. During the meeting, the new chairperson Mr. Benjamin Banzhaf was …