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China, South Korea agree to expand economic ties

South Korea and China on Sunday agreed to further expand cooperation to better tackle global economic challenges on the eve of their leaders' summit here, officials said.
Strategy and Finance Minister Kang Man-Soo and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Ping held an annual ministers' meeting in the South Korean capital to reach the agreement, Kang's ministry said in a statement.
"As globalisation and bilateral economic cooperation deepen, both countries agreed on the need for policy coordination to effectively cope with unstable global economic factors, such as high oil prices," the statement said.
The ministers discussed topics also including investment, the environment, aging societies and cooperation in communications services, it said.
China is South Korea's largest trade partner, with two-way trade worth more than 145 billion dollars last year.
Seoul had invested a total of 22.54 billion dollars in China as of end-2007 and the two sides are studying a possible free trade agreement.

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International Business News

China, South Korea agree to expand economic ties

South Korea and China on Sunday agreed to further expand cooperation to better tackle global economic challenges on the eve of their leaders' summit here, officials said.
Strategy and Finance Minister Kang Man-Soo and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Ping held an annual ministers' meeting in the South Korean capital to reach the agreement, Kang's ministry said in a statement.
"As globalisation and bilateral economic cooperation deepen, both countries agreed on the need for policy coordination to effectively cope with unstable global economic factors, such as high oil prices," the statement said.
The ministers discussed topics also including investment, the environment, aging societies and cooperation in communications services, it said.
China is South Korea's largest trade partner, with two-way trade worth more than 145 billion dollars last year.
Seoul had invested a total of 22.54 billion dollars in China as of end-2007 and the two sides are studying a possible free trade agreement.

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