Hallyu, K-pop and cosmetics. All you can possibly imagine MAYBE available at Kmall24. An online marketplace, dealing with high-quality Korean products and services. Savior of small business, could be? Vancouver, B.C. — For decades, international trade was a notable indicator for checking functions of the economy worked as […]
Le géant koréen LG montrait récemment de quel bois il se chauffe avec une télévision unique en son genre: choisissez le mur de la maison qui vous plait pour la coller et lorsque vous avez terminé, suffit de la replier comme un tapis de yoga! Le plus? Elle […]
On May 7th in Songdo International Business District, Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Incheon, a Korean-style hotel (한옥호텔), opened being the biggest ever built in South Korea. Yoo Jung-Bok, the City of Incheon’s mayor, said in his greeting words that he is really excited to see this picturesque hotel being Incheon’s popular […]
Incheon International Airport is rated the best airport worldwide for 10 years in a row (2005-Present) by the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey. Incheon Airport has won the highest score in 2 categories: Best airport in Asia-Pacific region, Best airport with the size of 25-40 million; claiming the […]
Introduction South Korea is British Columbia’s fourth-largest trading partner and export destination. Between 2010 and 2012, annual exports averaged $2.18 billion while two-way trade reached $10 billion. The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will eliminate tariffs on almost all of British Columbia’s key exports and provide access to […]
“Les Rouges”, aussi appelé les “Guerriers Taeguk” tel que les surnomme leurs partisans, sont une des équipes les plus redoutable d’Asie - et du globe! Pour cette Coupe du Monde de la FIFA, nous invitons les fans indécis à soutenir cette équipe qui gagne à être connue davantage! Voici trois raisons […]
It has been a couple months since the Canadian and Korean governments announced the signing of Korea-Canada FTA (“KCFTA”). Later in March, the Canadian government published “Final Agreement Summary.” In the absence of an actual text, or even a draft text, currently, this Summary is the best available information that exists regarding […]
One of few tour spot in Alberta, other than mountains and snow, would be the West Edmonton Mall which is one of the largest shopping malls in North America located in Edmonton, Alberta. It’s known locally as WEM. There might be other shopping mall with ice rinks, midway […]
*apologies for the typo in the graphics; should be 9:30 not 9:00 #workingwithoutcaffeine Korean soju market (esp. Seoul, which makes up 40%+ of the entire soju consumption) is pretty much monopolized by Choeum-chorum (translated as “Like First Time”) and Chamisul (translated vaguely as “Pure dew”) manufactured by Lotte and […]
Less than a month after the announcement of completion of Korea-Canada, Korea on April 8, 2014, announced a formal signage of Korea-Australia FTA (“KAFTA”). The full text of the agreement can be found at Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website. What are the implications of this deal, which was […]
The family that owns the Dreamy Camera Café sits happily in front of their home and café. A South Korean family from Yangpyung (located 40 miles from Seoul) have built a life-size vintage Rolleiflex twin lens camera café. The family consists of the husband who is an army aviation […]
Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a short interview I conducted with Carleton University professor Stephen L. Harris. Professor Harris specializes in finance and economics, and has taught public policy, international finance, and macroeconomics in Canada, the U.S., Singapore and Georgia, among others. Professor Harris […]
Hi all in this new world, where Korea and Canada are “free trade” partners. I have already seen an article on this agreement in this blog, so I won’t repeat it. That said, I would like to share some further details reported by Korean media reports: Canadian Concession […]
Korea and Canada has reached terms for a free-trade agreement (FTA) on March 11, 2014 (KST). Having started talks since July 2005, this agreement has taken about 9 years and 14 rounds of negotiations to establish. The FTA will diminish trade barriers between the two nations: both […]
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea made 2014 Fact Sheets in Bilateral Relations, Economy, the Korean War, Hangeul, and Hallyu. Download them in PDF files: Click 1. Bilateral Relations 2. Economy 3. The Korean War 4. Hangeul 5. Hallyu
Samsung CEO, J.K. Shin, holding the new Galaxy S5 mobile phone. The Mobile World Congress is the largest mobile industry exhibition in the world, and is held yearly to showcase new products, features, networking opportunities, and holds a four-day exposition. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, which was […]
Further to my earlier post notifying the release of the semi-final text of the Korea-Australia FTA (“KAFTA”), I would like to share one interesting finding I made so far. It is simply summarized in this article by Caberra Times: “…certain tariffs on agricultural goods are being wound back […]
As reported earlier, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or “KAFTA,” was agreed “in principle” in December of last year. As explained, this was a shockingly expedient act, merely 2 months after the Bali APEC, in which Korea officially set out to reach bilateral trade pacts with individual members of […]
Last time I talked about how the free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and Korea could be a positive move for those who are currently studying Korean culture and language. Now it’s time to take a look at what exactly is being negotiated, what’s at stake, and how […]
A popular sentiment one hears these days is that the world is getting smaller every day. While this statement is purely figurative, the way social media, television, news outlets and even education have brought us together on a global scale speaks for itself. Want to hear the latest […]
