The ECCK is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Browell, Partner, Corporate & International Tax Services at Samil PwC, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the ECCK Tax Committee. Mr. Browell will serve a two-year term as the chairperson of Tax committee for advocacy and Tax forum for information exchange effective from Feb …
On March 4, 2022, the ECCK President Christoph Heider paid a courtesy visit to the KCCI Executive Vice Chairman Woo Taehee (former MOTIE Vice Minister). The two agreed to cooperate in the fields of safety, ESG, Innovation / R&D, deregulation, and the youth employment, etc. Also the ECCK will collaborate with the KCCI to provide …
Vaccine Pass As of March 1, 2022, South Korea is to suspend the COVID-19 vaccine pass system nationwide. For the past few months, in order to enter public facilities, such as a restaurant, café, department store, etc. it was a must to scan a QR code which contains vaccination status. With this newly implemented measure: …
On February 25, ECCK President Christoph Heider and ECCK Director and Country Retail Manager of IKEA Korea Fredrik C Johansson attended the 10th Annual VIP Reading Day organized by one of ECCK members, Dwight School Seoul, held in commemoration of International Mother Language Day. VIPs from various nationalities and languages joined the event to share …
On February 22, 2022, ECCK President Christoph Heider paid a courtesy visit to FKI (Federation of Korean Industries) Executive Vice Chairman Kwon Tae Shin. The two shared opinions on modernization of EU-Korea FTA, EU CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), K-ESG Alliance Committee, Severe Accidents Punishment Act, and economic outlooks for the new administration. They agreed …
The ECCK is pleased to announce that, Dr. Goyoung Moon, Country Chair of RWE Korea has been elected as the Chairperson of the ECCK Energy and Environment Committee. Dr. Moon will serve a two-year term as the Committee Chairperson from February 15, 2022 to February 14, 2024. We would like to sincerely congratulate Dr. Moon and …