Australia–South Korea relations

South Korea and Australia have a relationship that has reached very high ground in the last few years.

Relations have expanded beyond economic and commercial links to other spheres, including tourism, culture, technology, AI, defense and scientific cooperation.

When the outbreak of the Korean War had reached across the globe, Australia quickly hurried to aid South Korea.

The United States of America helped the Australians and the South Koreans in the war.

Today South Korea and Australia share a very friendly and healthy relationship.

In 2009 Korean President Lee Myung Bak visited Kevin Rudd in Canberra.

[2][3] On September 23, 2019, Korea and Australia held a meeting of the heads of international finance and agreed to expand economic and financial cooperation.

Since the late 1980s many Korean Australians come in under the business category required for economic growth.

Monthly value of Australian merchandise exports to South Korea ( A$ millions) since 1988
Monthly value of South Korean merchandise exports to Australia ( A$ millions) since 1988