China’s export restrictions rattle local chipmakers, display firms

China has started restricting exports of key materials used in the manufacturing of chips and displays, a decision intended to hurt the United States, but with the potential to disrupt the supply chains of Korean chipmakers.

2023-08-01

National interest not a zero-sum game with Japan: Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that it's in both Korea and Japan's national interests to normalize relations to better respond to security issues following his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday.

2023-03-16

Yoon and Kishida to meet for summit in Tokyo on March 16 and 17

President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Tokyo from March 16 to 17 for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the presidential office said Thursday.

2023-03-09

Moon says Japan's export curbs led to higher self-sufficiency

President Moon Jae-in said Friday that Korea was able to successfully respond to Japan's unilateral export restrictions imposed two years ago by becoming more self-sufficient in producing key industrial materials, parts and equipment.

2021-07-02

Korea, Japan talk face-to-face on forced labor after a long time

Korean and Japanese diplomats struggled to make progress on the forced labor compensation issue in their first face-to-face talks since the onset of the pandemic and the inauguration of Japan's new prime minister.

2020-10-29

Daegu court can proceed to sell off Japanese assets

Seoul and Tokyo are looking at an extended period of rocky relations after a Daegu court Tuesday finished serving notice on Nippon Steel that its assets in Korea would be seized to compensate wartime forced labor victims.

2020-08-04

Lack of disruption doesn't mean trade war isn't dangerous, experts warn

Japan’s restrictions on exports to Korea of three essential materials for chip and display production in July 2019 turned out to not be as disruptive as first thought.

2020-06-29

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