Seoul again presses Tokyo not to implement additional export curbs
South Korea on Wednesday repeated its call for Japan to scrap its planned measure to take Seoul off its list of trusted trading partners granted with preferential procedures for exports, warning it could undermine bilateral economic ties. Early this month, Japan implemented strict regulations for exports of three key materials to South Korea that are […]
Japan rejects S. Korea’s offer to hold talks to resolve export curbs
Japan on Tuesday rejected South Korea’s call for negotiations to resolve a row over Tokyo’s export restrictions against the South, saying it has no intention of lifting the curbs and the issue is not a matter of talks. Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko made the remark after a Cabinet meeting, a day after South Korean President […]