Korea’s Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho hosted a luncheon meeting with representatives of foreign chambers of commerce and companies in Korea at Jung-gu Press Center on Thursday, December 15. The meeting discussed on the current issues of the country’s economy and the outlook of foreign exchanges. Minister Yoo stressed that foreign companies take up 18% of …
ECCK held the Year-End Party of 2016 at Devils Door in Busan last Friday. We would like to thank everyone who joined us and made the evening extra special. To see the photos from the evening, please click here.
The ECCK held a kick-off meeting for its newly established Auto-Parts Committee on December 14. It was organized to introduce the structure, plans and activities of the committee to those interested in joining. The meeting was featured by attendees from TÜV SÜD, Atlas Copco, Würth, Webasto, Marposs, and Vector and was accompanied with engaging discussions on sharing thoughts, expectations, …
On December 13, the ECCK Busan Chapter and the Foreign Investment Ombudsman co-hosted a luncheon at Lotte Hotel Busan, attended by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). Under the topic of ‘Government Policy on International Maritime Organization Regulation’, foreign-invested companies in the marine shipbuilding industry in Korea and international shipping companies were invited to …
On December 9, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) hosted the 2016 KIEP Special Forum at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul. Under the title of “Looking Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-Asian Trade Relations”, the ECCK Secretary General Christoph Heider participated as a panel discussant and shared his views on the future of the U.S.-Asia trade relations …
The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) has received final confirmation of the Chamber’s amendment of Articles of Association (AoA) by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The Chamber has held an Extraordinary General Meeting in October to receive its members’ consent on the adoption of suggested amendments of the AoA. The …