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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 09:37

Korea takes Japan to WTO for 'unfair' export restrictions

Korea takes Japan to WTO for 'unfair' export restrictions

The government will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Japan for its July 4 imposition of export restrictions against South Korean companies with regard to three important materials for manufacturing semiconductors and display panels, the trade minister said Wednesday. The trade row between the two countries has not escalated in recent weeks, as ...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2019-09-11 15:02

Korea complains to IOC over Japan's use of imperial flag at Olympics

Korea complains to IOC over Japan's use of imperial flag at Olympics

South Korea said Wednesday it has lodged a complaint with the world's top Olympic body over Japan's potential use of its imperial flag during next year's Summer Games. The sports ministry said it sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, expressing "deep disappointment and concerns" over the stance by the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee...

2019-09-11 14:03

Seoul files complaint with WTO over Tokyo's export curbs

Seoul files complaint with WTO over Tokyo's export curbs

South Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday over Japan's export curbs, upping the stakes in the unprecedented trade row between the two Asian neighbors. The move came more than two months after Tokyo started restrictions of exporting three key industrial materials to Seoul, which are essential for the production of chips and displays, po...

2019-09-11 10:05

Moon vows stronger economy amid Japan row

Moon vows stronger economy amid Japan row

President Moon Jae-in vowed Tuesday to pursue an economic agenda that will help revitalize the economy with his administration investing heavily in industrial components directly affected by the worsening trade row with Japan.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-09-10 17:02

All 4 Korean crew members rescued from capsized vessel off US coast

All 4 Korean crew members rescued from capsized vessel off US coast

All four Korean crew members trapped inside a capsized vessel off the U.S. east coast were rescued Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. News of the rescue came more than 30 hours after the Golden Ray cargo vessel flipped onto its side as it left the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sunday.

2019-09-10 09:37

U.S. Coast Guard to enter ship to rescue 4 Koreans

U.S. coast guardsmen are preparing to get on board a ship listing off the country's east coast on Monday to rescue four South Koreans trapped inside, as some of them apparently responded to rescue workers tapping on the hull, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

2019-09-09 22:02

Cargo ship overturn to hurt Hyundai Glovis

UNOSSC emphasizes Korea's leadership in 'South-South Cooperation'

UNOSSC emphasizes Korea's leadership in 'South-South Cooperation'

Korea is often considered to be the world's first country that has successfully transformed itself from a recipient country of official development assistance to a significant donor.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-09-09 20:11

4 Koreans trapped in capsized cargo ship off US coast [PHOTOS]

4 Koreans trapped in capsized cargo ship off US coast [PHOTOS]

Operations are under way to rescue four South Koreans believed to be trapped inside a ship that accidentally tilted sideways off the east coast of the United States, Seoul's foreign ministry has said.

2019-09-09 11:26

[INTERVIEW] 'Japan's 'breach of treaty' claim is wrong'

[INTERVIEW] 'Japan's 'breach of treaty' claim is wrong'

As President Moon Jae-in's first ambassador to Japan from October 2017 until May this year, Lee Su-hoon led Korea's Japan diplomacy during some of the toughest periods in bilateral relations in recent decades due to Tokyo's adamant protests of the 2018 Korean Supreme Court ruling that ordered Japanese firms to pay compensation to the Korean victims of forced wartime labor. Th...

Do Je-hae | 2019-09-08 17:00

Seoul, Tokyo step up 'media war'

Seoul has no plan to give up developing-nation status: agriculture minister

Seoul has no plan to give up developing-nation status: agriculture minister

South Korea's new agriculture minister has ruled out the possibility of abandoning the country's special and differential treatment under the World Trade Organization regime, despite growing U.S. pressure to reform the global trade body. In a recent brief comment to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Hyeon-soo said that South Korea has no plan to give up developing country status, under...

2019-09-08 10:18

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