Forewords
H.E. DR KIM WOO-SANG
KOREAN AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA
On the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Australia, our two governments have launched the ‘Korea-Australia Year of Friendship’ to celebrate this significant year.
Our bilateral relationship has been very strong ever since 17,000 young Australian men and women fought for the freedom
THE HON. DR CRAIG EMERSON
MINISTER FOR TRADE
It gives me great pleasure to contribute to this publication by the Australia-Korea Business Council to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries, and to celebrate this, the Australia-Korea Year of Friendship.
The enduring and warm relationship between the two countries, forged originally during
Australian Focus
Queensland, the third-most populous state in Australia, has a strong economy, with highly successful global exports through tourism, mining, services, agriculture, and education and training. The Queensland government is also committed to working with a series of new, emerging industries to access further trade and investment opportunities with international business p
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New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s leading business state, has a diverse economy larger than those of Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. NSW has strengths in a range of sectors, including finance, resources, information and communications technology, construction and infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness, entertainment and tourism. NSW is an attractive
“For many years, Western Australia has proved itself a reliable and competitive source of high quality mineral resources for Korea’seconomic growth”
In 1961, full diplomatic relations were established between Australia and the Republic of Korea and since then Korea has been, and continues to be, a key trading partner of Western Australia.
Western