KORUS 'outcomes' include potential changes in investment, rules of origin and transparency

The U.S. and South Korea, in their talks on how to modify the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, agreed to establish panels to monitor rules of origin and investment issues, according to documents released this week. The “outcomes” agreed to by Seoul and Washington include modifications to KORUS “as well as additional agreements and understandings to improve implementation of the trade pact,” the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a Sept. 3 statement . The publication of the text...