Southeast Asia still has the potential to attract FDI from Korean firms even though the labor market environment has been changing at a very swift pace as of late. For example, as the increase in FDI improves the total factor productivity of firms operating in Southeast Asia, the wages of...

[Korean Abstract] 메콩지역은 해외직접투자 유입에 따른 빠른 경제성장과 미중 패권 경쟁으로 인해 전략적 요충지이자 글로벌 가치사슬(GVC)의 핵심으로 부상했다. 한국도 메콩지역의 중요성을 인식하고 협력 활동을 전개하고...

A regional cooperation project centered on a long river way passing through several nations, in addition to ensuring agreement between the nations involved, requires cooperation from the international community as a whole. This is because of potential conflict that may inevitably arise during...

As these projects move forward, the so-called Korea Special Fund needs to be set up, so that Korea can evaluate, from the earliest stages (feasibility studies), how those funds should be spent. This allows an accumulation of data as well as provide opportunities for Korean corporations. Also,...

(Korean Abstract) 한국과 호주는 핵심광물과 수소 분야의 상호보완적 경쟁력을 바탕으로 양국간 협력 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 본 보고서에서는 호주의 핵심광물 및 수소 분야 정책과 대외협력 현황을 분석하였다. 이를...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an ongoing free trade agreement involving ASEAN member states (AMSs) and six trading partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. RCEP negotiations were launched in November 2012, and 18 rounds of negotiation...

ASEAN continues its efforts to liberalize services trade in the region as part of the process of establishing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). ASEAN has been increasing the level of regional liberalization through package negotiations of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS). After...

ASEAN has developed its exit strategy from the Covid-19 pandemic, the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF), endorsing the ACRF and its implementation plan at the 37th ASEAN Summit in November 2020. The ACRF and its implementation plan provide immediate measures and mid- to long-term...

As the US-China trade conflict intensifies, high dependence on US and China has been pointed out as a potential risk to the Korean economy. This calls for trade policies including diversification of trading partners and the establishment of a new model for trade agreements suitable to such...