Korea-U.S. FTA to add 6% to GDP in next 10 years: ..v

May 1, 2007

Korea-U.S. FTA to add 6% to GDP in next 10 years: ... A free trade pact with the United States is expected to boost Korea's annual economic growth by around 6 percent in the next 10 years and help create substantial employment opportunities, Korean think tanks said Monday (April 30). Korea to float 'East Sea' at IHO meeting Korea will formally propose international recognition of the "East Sea" as the name for the waters between the nation and Japan. Seoul officials have announced they will ask the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to consider changing the "... Seoul proposes military talks with Pyongya ng this ... Korea on Monday (April 30) proposed holding working-level military talks with North Korea this week to prepare for the agreed-upon test runs of reconnected cross-border railways.