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23 letter posted on the website of the Office of the U.N.

P1.The poster describes a 1-2 kilometer (0.62-1.24 mile) buffer zone and says any person who makes an unauthorized entry to North Korea вЂњshall be shot unconditionally.вЂќ It also says trespassers from other countries found on the North Korean side of the Yulu and Tumen rivers will be вЂњshot without prior warning.вЂќ.

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Six of 10 substitution candidates for 2022 have Duterte links Novem| 8:16 pm.Philippines posts 849 new cases as testing dips Novem| 8:17 pm.Dutch poultry imports banned temporarily after bird flu outbreak Novem| 8:26 pm.Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating вЂartificialвЂ™ shortages Novem| 8:26 pm.MSMEs with land, facilities urged to register as ecozones Novem| 8:27 pm.PHL hoping to tap Japanese industry for digitization push, climate change projects Novem| 8:27 pm.Startup prospects seen improving by next year Novem| 8:27 pm.Return to pre-pandemic growth track seen possible in 7-8 years - BPI Novem| 8:34 pm.No subsidy cuts planned as DoF evaluates crop insurerвЂ™s books Novem| 8:35 pm.Peso down ahead of US retail sales data Novem| 9:00 pm.Shares rise as remittances climb 5.2% in Sept.South Korea accounted for 4% of export receipts last year. Philippine exports to South Korea totaled $2.53 billion last year, 22% down from $3.24 billion in 2019, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. South Korea is one of the PhilippinesвЂ™ largest trading partners. The Philippines and South Korea started FTA negotiations in June 2019. Lopez also mentioned that South Korea accepted the proposals such as the inclusion of industrial development and cooperation agreements to address the pandemic and other public health emergencies.Д«oth countries will further negotiate agreements for trade in services and investments not later than one year after the FTA is implemented, the DTI chief said. Hence, it will make the Philippine exports competitive in the said market,вЂќ Mr. вЂњWith the RCEP agreement complemented by this bilateral FTA with Korea, the trade value of Philippine exports to Korea will now be substantially covered. Lopez said tari ffs on some imports of South Korean automotive parts will be eliminated in five years.

The Philippines also agreed to remove barriers for the entry of more South Korean-made cars and automotive parts, Yonhap reported. Better market access in South Korea for Philippine bananas and processed pineapples,вЂќ he said. Lopez told reporters via a Viber message that banana exports to South Korea will have zero duty in five years, while the processed pineapples will be duty-free in seven years. The DTI said the Philippines also secured an вЂњimproved tari ff treatment for processed pineapples, as compared to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) concessions.вЂќ Bananas are one of the PhilippinesвЂ™ top exports to South Korea. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said, on the other hand, the Philippines вЂњwas able to secure tariff elimination for bananas,вЂќ which was excluded under the FTA between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy as saying the Philippines will remove tari ffs on 96.5% of all products traded, while South Korea will lift tari ffs on 94.8%. вЂњThe international trade environment is currently undergoing rapid changes amid the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemicвЂ¦ The Philippines-Korea FTA can contribute to the swift recovery for the robust and resilient growth of the economies of the two countries,вЂќ Messrs. Once signed, this will be the PhilippinesвЂ™ second bilateral FTA after Japan. Lopez and his South Korean counterpart Yeo Han-koo said in a joint statement that both countries are committed to completing all domestic procedures that would pave the way for the signing of the Philippines-South Korea FTA in early 2022.

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THE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday concluded its negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, which is expected to boost trade and investment between the two countries as they recover from the pandemic.

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