South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
The escalation comes almost three weeks after Japan slapped export controls on three chemical ingredients used by South Korea’s globally dominant chip and screen industries.
Japan keeping wary eye on impact from slowing China economy, white paper says
China’s slowdown has already impacted Japanese domestic production and exports to the world’s second-largest economy, according to the white paper.
Tumbling exports from South Korea signal another bad month for global trade
South Korea's exports, a bellwether for global trade, appear set for an eighth straight monthly decline as trade disputes take a toll on global demand. Exports during the first 20 days of July fell 14 percent from a year earlier, data from the Korea Customs ...
Japan and U.S. officials to hold working-level trade session in Washington next week
The Japanese and U.S. governments will hold a working-level session in Washington from Wednesday at the earliest to accelerate their trade talks, ahead of an anticipated bilateral summit in September, sources with knowledge of the matter have said. The working-level session is expected to be ...
South Korea to unveil plans to ease reliance on Japanese industries
“The government is working on comprehensive plans to reduce the country’s dependence on Japan’s materials, components and equipment industries and will announce them soon,” South Korea’s finance minister said.
Japan to stress legitimacy of controls on exports to South Korea at World Trade Organization
Japan will send a senior government official to a World Trade Organization general council meeting next week to stress what it says is the legitimate tightening of controls on exports to South Korea of materials used in high-tech device production, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The ...
Japan and U.S. eye limited trade deal for agriculture and autos by September: sources
An auto industry official said the deal could involve Japan offering U.S. farmers new access to its market in return for Washington reducing tariffs on certain Japanese auto parts.
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Sunday it will highlight the unfairness of Japan's tightened controls on semiconductor materials exports to South Korea at a key World Trade Organization meeting later this month. The ministry said it will explain problems and unfairness ...
Working-level talks between Japanese and South Korean export control officials ran over the intended time frame Friday, highlighting the complexity of the economic spat between the two Asian neighbors in the wake of Tokyo's decision to strengthen export evaluations on three chemicals key to ...
South Korea proposes U.N. probe over Japanese sanctions claims
South Korea said Friday it wants an investigation by the United Nations or another international body as it continues to reject Japanese claims that Seoul cannot be trusted to faithfully implement sanctions against North Korea. Kim You-geun, deputy chief of South Korea's presidential National Security ...
South Korea demands proof from Japan for accusation of export violations
South Korea said on Friday it deeply regrets accusations by some senior Japanese officials that South Korea did not enforce proper export control and Japan must present clear evidence for its assertion. South Korea has fully enforced U.N. sanctions on North Korea and international export ...
No exit in sight from worst Japan-South Korea dispute in decades
Japan and South Korea say they're willing to meet over Tokyo's move to tighten regulations on vital tech exports to its neighbor, but neither has much political incentive to climb down from one of their worst economic disputes in decades. Decades of mistrust make it ...
