S. Korea, ASEAN hold inaugural joint committee meeting to discuss upgrading bilateral FTA

SEOUL - South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee designed to discuss improvements to their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), Seoul's trade ministry said.Trade delegations from the two sides held the meeting virtually, about six months after South Korea and ASEAN agreed to commence talks to improve the existing FTA in a bid to further expand cooperation on emerging issues, such as the digital economy, supply chains and critical minerals, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.South …READ FULL ARTICLE