US says S. Korea, 3 others keep developing country status despite pledge to forgo special treatment

The United States said Monday that South Korea and three other members of the World Trade Organization maintained their self-declared developing country status despite their pledge to forgo special and differential treatment in WTO negotiations. The Office of the US Trade Representative released a report on WTO reform issues, including on eligibility for SDT, on the eve of a WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, Cameroon, as it reiterated the need for WTO reform in pursuit of "reciprocity" and

By The Korea Herald