Yoon Sang-jick, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, promised that the government would be more attentive to voices from foreign companies in Korea at Foreign Investors Forum 2015 on March 13. [Korea Times] Minister pledges to boost communication with foreign investors.
The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) will host a conference at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies on May 22 to discuss the flexibilization of Korean labour law and whether such would be beneficial to Korea. The full text is available here.
The ECCK Board members attended the Korea Fair Trade Commission Forum hosted by the Korea Times on April 22. The full article and photos are available via the following link. Business Leaders Gather to Learn about Fair Trade Policy Direction
[Korea Times] ECCK to Hold IPR Seminar The Korea Times publishes the ECCK’s notice on an upcoming seminar titled “Respect for Intellectual Property”. The seminar will be held from 14:30 on Friday, April 25 at Seoul Square Building. Full text is available here. For more information, please refer to our Events page.
Thilo Halter, the ECCK president, and Christoph Heider, secretary-general of the ECCK attended a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Hyun Oh-seok, organized by Ministry of Strategy & Finance at 12:00 on Wednesday, February 12, at Lotte Hotel, Sogong-dong. The meeting was to hear difficulties and opinions from foreign investment companies and chambers of commerce. Please …