South Korea Business Information
Trading with and investing in South Korea: sources of information and advice
Government and Official Agencies
Contact details for NZTE office in Seoul.
NZTE's site offers an overview of doing business in South Korea, information on networking events and resources for research.
Provides essential information for New Zealanders interested in undertaking a short or long-term stay in South Korea. Also available are the latest news posts and a section on business and trade with South Korea.
Contact details for New Zealand Embassy offices in South Korea. Details will be shown after your search is entered.
The agency is a government-sponsored, non-profit body, and its site provides comprehensive information for companies interested in trading with or investing in South Korea.
Enquiries can be directed through this site to the Auckland Korea Trade Centre, the New Zealand branch of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency.
This site provides information on import regulations and procedures, and also includes a tariffs database.
Provides an overview of official health policy. Also includes a searchable archive of health-related news articles.
Invest Korea is South Korea's national investment promotion agency. Its website features information on inward investment procedures and incentives, investment opportunities, doing business in South Korea. It also describes the agency's services, such as consultation on investments - including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and real estate acquisition, and further advice on legal and taxation matters.
The government's main website offers facts and figures, including a comprehensive directory for business and the economy, government agencies, science and technology research centres and suppliers and news media.
The ministry's site offers economic statistics, including daily economic indicators, news, and information on law, policy issues and events, and an economic bulletin.
Industry Support and Networking Organisations
Based in Seoul, the chamber facilitates business opportunities for New Zealand and Korean companies by creating support networks that enable them to advance their commercial interests in each others’ countries.
The chamber’s site provides a range of services, offering a searchable directory of Korean companies, an online marketplace, links to business associations, and news and reports.
The federation promotes South Korea's industrial competitiveness. Its site includes archives of research newsletters and bulletins.
The association, South Korea's largest non-profit business association, has grown into a trade promotion agency representing the country's businesses. It provides business arrangements and trade consulting services, assists trading companies in resolving grievances, and fosters South Korea's commercial potential globally. Its website features company directories and trade statistics for South Korea, news, statistics, reports and information on upcoming trade exhibitions.
The association promotes IT and building an information-oriented South Korean economy. Its website includes contact details and membership benefits.
The council's members are a group of New Zealand companies, organisations and government agencies aiming to boost business between South Korea and New Zealand. Its website provides networking opportunities for members and a forum for information and discussions, alongside news, a members list and details of events and membership.
Other websites
B2B portal for exporters and importers to explore new markets and boost business. It boasts an extensive list of South Korean suppliers and buyers across various industries.
Coex is South Korea's largest trade fair organiser. Its site provides details of its venues and services.
Kea assists in helping leverage the knowledge and contacts of talented New Zealanders around the world. Kea is represented in Korea by the Kiwi Chamber (see above).
Coex is South Korea's largest trade fair organiser. Its site provides details of its venues and services.
The New Zealand database was created by the University of Auckland Library in conjunction with the New Zealand Asia Institute. It a freely available resource for researchers focusing on business information and engagement between New Zealand and Asia.
The Asian edition of the leading US business daily.
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South Korea country profile on the Economist and BBC websites
Reliable information on the country's political and economic situation