国际英语资讯:Spotlight: UK signs deal with ROK to protect post-Brexit trade
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> (<span word="UK">UK</span>) <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="ROK">ROK</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> (<span word="DIT">DIT</span>) <span word="Liz">Liz</span> <span word="Truss">Truss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Yoo">Yoo</span> <span word="Myung">Myung</span>-<span word="Hee">Hee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="replicates">replicates</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>-<span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="preferential">preferential</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DIT">DIT</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="apply">apply</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> 13 <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="with">with</span> 38 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> (<span word="ESA">ESA</span>) <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 14.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (16.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> 31 <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>," <span word="Truss">Truss</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Bentley">Bentley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Denby">Denby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="offers">offers</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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