Mr Sven-Erik Batenburg, Head of Legal & International Affairs at the ECCK, had an interview with Korea intellectual property Protection Agency (KOIPA) on December 1. Mr Batenburg discussed current and emerging issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) and the ECCK’s effort to develop the IPR environment in Korea. To see the interview, please click here.
The ECCK Office will be officially closed starting from December 19 until December 30. We will resume normal operations on Monday, January 2. We would like to wish our members and friends the warmest holiday wishes and a joyful New Year. Thank you for another year of wonderful support and interest.
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 …