Organizations

Korea Energy Economics Institute - Korean think tank on energy issues, with energy trends, news, links, and policy forums.
http://www.keei.re.kr/

Korea Apparel Testing and Research Institute (KATRI) - Testing and research institute accredited by government; with testing, inspection, analysis and research of textile and related products for the textile industry.
http://www.katri.re.kr/

Korean Register of Shipping - Ship classification society establishing impartial and universally recognized standards that offer coverage of ships and marine structures in terms of design, construction and maintenance.
http://www.krs.co.kr/

Nonghyup - Federation of agricultural cooperatives. In Korean, English, and Japanese.
http://www.nonghyup.com/

Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (KOCEMA) - Seeks inter-company cooperation, standardization of parts, and more input on related international trade issues.
http://www.kocema.org/

Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials - Founded by Korean government for research and development in the machinery and materials science.
http://www.kimm.re.kr/

Korea Rural Economic Institute - State-chartered organization on stregthening agriculture.
http://www.krei.re.kr/KREI/english/

Korea Industrial Safety Association - Korea's oldest organization for enforcing safety precautions, preventing accidents, and promoting safety awareness.
http://www.safety.or.kr/

Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) - Collects public funds by resolving non-performing loans of financial institutions and performs public sales of assets entrusted by the government agencies.
http://www.kamco.or.kr/eng/

Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) - Helps promote sound economic policies, and to internationalize the economy by research and cooperation with international economic organizations, disseminate free market principles, and assist corporations in promoting PR.
http://www.fki.or.kr/

Korea Gas Union - Includes member directory, natural gas statistics, and links.
http://www.kgu.or.kr/

Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements - Conducts studies on environment, regional economies, land research, construction, urban studies, and infrastructure. News, online publications and resources. [Korean, English]
http://www.krihs.re.kr/

Telecommunications Technology Association - Standard setting organization of the industry.
http://www.tta.or.kr/

National Fisheries Research and Development Institute - Responsible for research on fish resources, and development of technology such as mechanization of fishing operations.
http://www.nfrda.re.kr/

Samsung Economic Research Institute Korea - An English site on the Korean economy created by Samsung Economic Reasearch Institute. Provides research and current topic news to foreigners, investors and opinion leaders interested in the Korean economy.
http://www.koreaeconomy.org/

Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) - A national lab in Korea putting its primary research and development for technological support of SMEs. Main focus is on system engineering for machines, industrial automation technology, personal robot technology, information database for SMEs, and IT technology.
http://www.kitech.re.kr/

Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) - Promotes industrial research and development, assists the government on activities and projects, surveys opinions from private research and development sectors, provides various education programs, and boosts cooperation between Korean and foreign companies. [Korean and English]
http://www.koita.or.kr/

Korea Federation of Small Business (KFSB) - Non-profit organization protecting the rights and interests of 2.7 million small and medium-sized entrepreneurs through research on the difficulties of small firms and providing consultation services on investment and technology.
http://www.kfsb.or.kr/english/

Korea International Trade Association - Provides trade and information, product catalogs, statistics, tariff schedules, daily trade news, consulting services, and exhibitions in Korea.
http://www.kita.org/