Export Department News

Economy Feb, 2011 –Export Department Date: January 24, 2011 Source: Mail Business News The South Korean government is set to carry out a major revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)... Read More

Economy Feb, 2011 –Export Department Event name : Quarterly Repot of Osaka Pref. and Osaka City’s Economic Situation Date/Time : January 26, 2011 1:30pm — 2:40pm Venue :... Read More

Economy Feb, 2011 –Export Department Event name : EPA Seminar — Learn from preceding cases Date : January 28, 2011 Time : 9:30pm — 12:00pm Venue : Osaka Chamber of Commerce &... Read More

Economy Feb, 2011 –Export Department On a month on month seasonally adjusted (m o m SA) basis, non oil domestic exports (NODX) increased by 8.9 per cent in December 2010, compared to the... Read More

Economy Feb, 2011 –Export Department TOKYO (Nikkei) A government panel is poised to propose a series of deregulatory steps to transform Japan into a competitive nation that can thrive in... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) Five chickens at a second farm in Miyazaki Prefecture were confirmed as infected with highly pathogenic avian flu on Sunday, the... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department After something of a lull during the 1990s, the green movement gained significant momentum in the 2000s, due to a near universal recognition of the... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department Date: January 17, 2011 Source: Yonhap News Korea’s trade surplus reached a record high last year, aided by robust exports of semiconductors,... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department The move is part of efforts to combat inflation ahead of Lunar New Year Date: January 11, 2011 Source: JoongAng Daily Korea's antitrust body has... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department Sojitz To Build Wind Farm In NamibiaTOKYO (Nikkei) Sojitz Corp. is helping to develop Namibia's first wind farm. The Japanese trading house has... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department TOKYO (Nikkei) The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry hopes to slash the corporate tax rate to 28.5% for five years for foreign businesses, part... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department Date: January 1, 2011 Source: JoongAng Daily Government leaders and corporate chiefs yesterday unveiled their hopes and predictions for the Year of... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department First in a five part series exploring how Japan and its East Asian neighbors are separately handling five common issues 2010 was another year of a... Read More

Economy Jan, 2011 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Japanese Food Firms Targeting Growth In Muslim Markets TOKYO (Nikkei) Faced with a shrinking domestic market,... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: Tracking system for imported beef New procedures will assure consumers that foreign products are safe to eat... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: Ten groups account for 54% of market cap Samsung is leader of the pack in terms of stock valuations Date:... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: Korea, U.S. fail to make progress in FTA renegotiations Date: December 6, 2010 Source: Mail Economic... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: Industries face good 2011 Despite global slowdown, cars, chips and machinery expected to fare well Date:... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Japanese rice is bolstering its competitiveness the price gap between Japanese rice and import rice is shrinking... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Govt Panel Calls For Adopting Green Tax Next Fall TOKYO (Nikkei) Taxes on coal, the biggest emitter of CO2, will... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Tariff rates of over 1,000% set on some farm imports Huge tariffs, some exceeding 1,000 percent, are placed on... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: QR code helps beauty, fashion marketing Date: November 16, 2010 Source: Hankyung Newspaper If you're... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Korea 1. Subject: IT trade surplus sets new record Date: November 8, 2010 Source: JoongAng Daily Korea’s trade surplus in... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Govt May Let Foreign Firms Submit Applications In English TOKYO (Nikkei) The government is considering allowing... Read More

Economy Dec, 2010 –Export Department Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan Japan Launches Panel To Promote 'Cool Japan' Cultural Industries TOKYO (Kyodo) The Japanese government is gearing... Read More

Economy Nov, 2010 –Export Department Date : 18th,19th,20th of August 2010 Respondent : Attendants of the seminar Number of Respondent : 210 persons/ 217 persons (Man: 80 Female:128 N/A:... Read More

Economy Nov, 2010 –Export Department Foreigners are not subject to investment restriction in Korea except for special cases specified by the Acts and subordinate statutes. The Foreign... Read More

Economy Nov, 2010 –Export Department 1.1. Background According to the “Foreign Investment Promotion Act (FIPA)’, 100% FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) allowed business It is... Read More

Economy Nov, 2010 –Export Department FDI incentives serve as a means to compensate foreign investors in Korea for their economic contributions, while reducing the cost of their... Read More

Economy Nov, 2010 –Export Department 1. Applicable Acts and subordinate statutes by way of making domestic investment Foreigners can advance into the domestic market through four types:... Read More