Korea, Central America reach agreement on free trade deal
Nov. 17, 2016
South Korea reached an agreement with six Central American countries on a free trade deal Thursday, which is expected to pave wider ways for Asia's fourth-largest economy to tap deeply into the continent, the trade ministry here said.Under the deal, South Korea and six countries -- Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala -- agreed to eliminate tariffs on about 95 percent of goods made from each country within 10 years after the pact takes effect, according to the Minis