Japan to revamp trade dispute team amid WTO feud with South Korea
The team will be replaced by a new one in the International Legal Affairs Bureau, which is better equipped to tackle issues concerning international rules, sources say.
Coping with China’s economic threat
More cooperation between smaller states could be the key to stopping China from dominating through sanctions and economic pressure.
WTO rules prevent Japan from blocking a dispute inquiry if South Korea returns with a second request at the next WTO dispute-settlement meeting.
The WTO and TPP amid the U.S.-China trade war
The TPP may once again gain attention as a multilateral agreement that complements the problem-plagued WTO.
South Korea's first female trade minister bids for top WTO job
South Korea's trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Wednesday announced her bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, aiming to be the first female leader at the trade body. The nominations process began earlier this month to find a successor to Brazilian ...
Japan criticizes South Korea for requesting WTO review of export controls
The government on Friday criticized South Korea's decision to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel over Japan's tightening of export controls on semiconductor materials. Trade minister Hiroshi Kajiyama called the move "extremely regrettable," saying the issue should be ...
South Korea seeks WTO panel on Japan's tightened export rules
The formal request to appoint a panel of experts to consider the case was sent to the WTO Secretariat in Geneva.
China spent four years fighting for market-economy status, a designation that would give it stronger footing with commercial partners while also curtailing their ability to retaliate over trade disputes. This week, China quietly lost that battle. The Chinese government allowed a landmark World Trade Organization dispute ...
South Korea's actions 'not helpful' in resolving export row, Japan says
In July last year, Japan placed tougher restrictions on South Korea-bound exports of three key materials used to manufacture semiconductors and display panels.
South Korea to resume WTO complaint over Japan's export controls
South Korea said Tuesday it will reopen its complaint at the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightened export controls, saying Tokyo has not shown willingness to settle the ongoing bilateral trade dispute. South Korea's Trade, Industry, and Energy Ministry had given its Japanese counterpart until ...
At a critical moment, the WTO loses its leader
There is a powerful and growing need for an effective world trade body.
The two agreed on the need for "permanent changes" to be made to the WTO's dispute settlement system, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
