Asia Regional Integration Center

Updates

• Investment Agreement
  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat

  Signed and in effect: 1 Jun 2009

• Trade in Services Agreement
  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat

  Signed and in effect: 1 May 2009

Legal Documents

• Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Among the Governments of the Member Countries of the ASEAN and the Republic of Korea
  ASEAN
• Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Among the Governments of the Member Countries of the ASEAN and the Republic of Korea
  ASEAN
• Agreement on Trade in Services
  ASEAN
• Agreement on Trade in Services
  ASEAN

News

• [Republic of] Korea’s export of agri-food products rises in first nine months
  Borneo Bulletin

  4 Oct 2024
• ASEAN looks to strengthen trade, investment beyond member countries
  Asia News Network

  26 Sep 2024
• [Republic of Korea] surges as major investor in Indonesia, surpassing US and Japan
  Business Korea

  31 Jul 2024
• [Republic of Korea-based] Pulmuone has sold 70 million tofu bars in Japan, begun exports to Southeast Asian market
  Business Korea

  19 Jul 2024

Opinions and Editorials

• Boosting [Cambodia's] business ties with [Rep. of] Korea: Interview with [ASEAN-Rep. of Korea Center Secretary General] Lee Hyuk
  Khmer Times

  16 Jul 2018
• Malaysia to emulate [Republic of] Korea's economic model
  The Korea Times

  25 Sep 2016
• Discourse: Indonesia can be a paradise for foreign investment
  The Jakarta Post

  24 Sep 2012
• How attractive is ASEAN to [Republic of] Korea?
  The Nation - Thailand (noncatalog)

  17 Jul 2012

Studies and Research

• Magnification Effect in International Production Networks : Evidence from Asia
  Hayakawa, K. and Mukunoki, H.

  Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)

  14 Jul 2021
• Is the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA) an optimal free trade area?
  Park, Donghyun

  University of Washington

  1 Jan 2006
• The economic effects of forming Korea-ASEAN free trade agreements: the case of IT industry
  Kim, Kiheung

  University of Washington

  1 Jan 2005
• Toward a comprehensive partnership: ASEAN-Korea economic cooperation
  Yul, Kwon

  Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

  1 Jan 2004

Links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Korea
• UNESCAP Database