( October 30, 2025, 07:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources held a series of bilateral meetings with counterparts from Indonesia, Thailand, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the director-generals of the World Trade Organization and International Chamber of Commerce, the ministry said. In talks with Indonesia, the ministry requested relief measures for South Korean electronics companies affected by Indonesia’s revised national standards system. With Thailand, it called for a faster conclusion of negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. During discussions with Canada, the ministry raised concerns about Canada’s steel-import quota system and highlighted South Korea’s capability to build submarines for Canada’s submarine-procurement project. The statement, in Korean, is attached....
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