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Tue, September 24, 2019 | 04:48

[INTERVIEW] Abe desperately seeking 'short-term' gains

Koichi Nakano, a political science professor at Sophia University in Tokyo, is one of those who have felt the current relationship between South Korea and Japan is the worst since 1965, when the two countries normalized diplomatic relations.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-21 16:05

History should not be repeated

Gov't urged to take action against fake Korean brands

The government has been urged to act against fake Korean brands that have thrived in other countries over the past few years. In a report last week, the National Assembly Budget Office asked the Korea Customs Service (KCS) to take stronger action against sellers of “low-quality, fake Korean products” overseas, mostly in Southeast Asia, where K-pop and K-dramas have become wil...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-08-21 14:45

Fake Korean brands sprout across Asia

[INTERVIEW] 'Abe's motivation is more personal'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the ongoing trade friction with South Korea is “short-sighted” as his primary motivation is personal interest, the chief Korea analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) said in a recent interview with The Korea Times.

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-20 17:50

US ambassador visits FKI

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, right, enters the head office of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) on Yeouido in Seoul, Tuesday, to have a closed-door meeting with the CEOs of Korea's top 30 companies. During the meeting, Harris told the CEOs that a smooth resolution of the trade spat between Korea and Japan was not only important for both economies and global ...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2019-08-20 17:12

Tokyo authorizes second shipment of materials under export restriction

The Japanese government has authorized a second shipment of an industrial material under its export restrictions to South Korea, informed sources said Monday. According to industry and government sources here, Tokyo has recently approved a request from a local manufacturer to export photoresist to South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics.

2019-08-20 09:27

Seoul summons Japanese diplomat over plans for Fukushima radioactive water

Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a Japanese diplomat on Monday to request Tokyo's official answer for its possible plan to release the contaminated water from Fukushima's tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-19 17:01

S. Korea welcomes Sudan's power-sharing deal

On Saturday, the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change group inked the landmark deal that observers said would pave the way for a transition to a civilian-led government in Sudan.

2019-08-19 14:15

S. Korea summons Japanese diplomat over possible Fukushima plant water discharge

South Korea called in a Japanese diplomat on Monday to demand Tokyo address growing public concern over its reported plan to release into the Pacific Ocean contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown.

2019-08-19 11:26

Lawmaker calls for import ban on processed foods from Fukushima

Top diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan to meet this week

For the first time in three years, the foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan want to hold talks on future cooperation of the region's three economic powerhouses. A three-day meeting has been scheduled for August 20-22 in Beijing to strengthen the basis for the "system of cooperation," the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Friday. It remained unclear whether bi...

2019-08-18 10:47

S. Korea considers extending GSOMIA with Japan

Seoul to toughen inspections of waste imports from Japan

South Korea will strengthen its environmental and health safety inspections for battery, tire and plastic waste imported from Japan, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Environment said it will beef up radioactive and heavy metals tests on Japanese waste batteries, tires and plastics being imported into South Korea for the purpose of recycling.

2019-08-16 11:54

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