Yeo Han-koo
South Korean civil servant
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The CEPA between Korea and Mongolia will serve as a key institutional framework not only for the expansion of trade and investment but also for establishing a stable joint supply chain,
- Yeo said in a releaseThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffair…
Amid the spread of protectionism and the reshuffling of global supply chains, the CEPA will help the two countries open their markets and jointly build platforms for economic exchanges covering supply chains, energy, minerals, AI and biotechnology,
We will continue to work closely with the U.S. side and respond calmly to the remaining Section 301 procedures to ensure that bilateral trade issues are managed in a stable and constructive manner,
I made it clear that not only the outcomes of the latest Section 301 probe but also other future bilateral trade issues should be addressed within the framework of the Korea-U.S. tariff agreement rather than through the imposition of new tariffs,
- Yeo said in a press release, notingThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/business/2026…
- Yeo said in a press releaseThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/business/2026…
Local governments of Chinese provinces possess economic scales comparable to those of individual countries, and each has distinct industrial ecosystems,
- Yeo said in his opening remarks for the forum, vowing Seoul's continued efforts to deepen economic cooperation with Jiangsu, and with China as a wholeThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffair…
Mexico is a key gateway for entering the Latin American market and integrating into the USMCA supply chain,
- Yeo saidThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/economy/polic…
- Yeo stressed, vowing to continue close communications with Mexico to deliver "tangible" outcomes for companies exporting to and operating in the regionThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/business/2026…
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