Senior officials from Japan, China and South Korea on Thursday ended their first round of talks on reaching a free-trade agreement, according to South Korea's chief delegate.
"We discussed the scope of negotiations . . . and administrative details like the timetable of negotiations," said Choi Kyung Lim, South Korea's assistant deputy minister of trade.
Choi said two more rounds will be held this year, with the next round set to be held in China and another in Japan.