by ZoominKorea | Mar 7, 2018 | News, News Headlines, SK News, Trade and Neoliberalism, Trade and Neoliberalism
Workers of General Motors (GM) Korea took to the streets on February 28 to demand the company rescind its unilateral decision to shut down one of its three plants in South Korea. Members of the GM Korea branch of the Korean Metal Workers Union (KMWU) weathered...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 4, 2018 | News, News Headlines, Trade and Neoliberalism, US-ROK Alliance, US-ROK Alliance
The White House announced on March 1 that it would impose a 25% tariff on steel imports from twelve countries, including South Korea, starting next week. Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce had announced a list of countries that may be hit with the new tariffs...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 17, 2017 | Analysis, Asia Pacific Region, Trade and Neoliberalism, Trade and Neoliberalism
By Tim Beal Donald Trump’s election as US president was greeted by predictable cries of outrage– many with good reason and quite genuine. The elite, especially the foreign policy elite, were upset as well but for different reasons. Large segments of the foreign...
by ZoomKorea | Oct 2, 2014 | News, Trade and Neoliberalism, Trade and Neoliberalism
Tariffication – What it Means for Farmers and Food Sovereignty Angry farmers delivered rice plants along with chicken heads to the ruling Saenuri party office in South Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday to protest the Park Geun-hye government’s decision to...
by ZoomKorea | Oct 1, 2014 | News, Trade and Neoliberalism, Trade and Neoliberalism
Government to Open Rice Market Farmers Demand Food Sovereignty South Korea formally informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday that it intends to open up its rice market starting next year with an import tariff of 513 percent, according to Yonhap...
