The ECCK would like to inform our members that effective next Monday, South Korea will be implementing a Level 4 Social Distancing Guidelines in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, which includes Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Incheon for two weeks. The decision was reached as the majority of recent cases were reported in the capital area, especially …
(Photo = Gyeongsangbuk-do) On July 8, ECCK President Christoph Heider paid a visit to Gyeongsangbuk-do to discuss cooperation with European countries and ways to attract investments. During the meeting with Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol Woo, President Heider explored measures to promote exports and optimizing the business environment for SMEs in Gyeongsangbuk-do. While in Gyeongsangbuk-do, President …
The ECCK has been confident that foreign residents in Korea who have gone through the whole vaccination process overseas should be exempted from the quarantine procedure when returning to Korea as foreigners residing overseas (effective from July 1, 2021). We have reached out to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) for clarification regarding …
On July 6, the ECCK hosted a Business Round Table with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal and European Commissioner for Climate Action at the Millennium Hilton Seoul. Alongside the guests from the European Commission and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, …
On July 2, the ‘2021 Europe-Korea Virtual Business Conference’ was jointly hosted by the ECCK and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), which discussed ESG disclosure and management strategies of Europe and Korea to spread ESG management. The event was attended by major domestic and international figures including Chairperson of ECCK Dirk Lukat, …
The ECCK is pleased to announce that, Ms. Sukhee Cho, Director of Korea GPS, P&G Korea has been re-elected as the Chairperson of the ECCK Chemical Committee. Ms. Cho was elected as the Chairperson during the ECCK Chemical Committee Meeting held on June 30 2021. She will serve a two-year term as the Committee Chairperson …