National Affairs

The South Korean government on July 12 expressed deep regret over Japanese allegations that South Korean companies violated sanctions against North Korea by making unauthorized exports of strategic materials to the North, and proposed an international probe into Tokyo's suspicions.


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Foreign ministers' meeting among Korea, US, Japan sees no progress

Foreign ministers' meeting among Korea, US, Japan sees no progress

(From left) Foreign ministers from Korea, the U.S. and Japan pose for photos on Aug. 2 after holding tripartite talks in Bangkok. (Yonhap News)By Kim Eun-young and Yoon S...

Aug 03,2019

Foreign media criticize Korea's removal from Japan's trade whitelist

Foreign media criticize Korea's removal from Japan's trade whitelist

Foreign media outlets on Aug. 2 criticized Japan's decision made the same day to remove Korea from its whitelist of preferential trading partners. (iclickart) By Xu Aiyi...

Aug 02,2019

President Moon warns of 'strong measures' vs. Korea's removal from Japan's whitelist

President Moon warns of 'strong measures' vs. Korea's removal from Japan's whitelist

President Moon Jae-in Aug. on 2 hosts an urgent Cabinet meeting in the afternoon at Cheong Wa Dae after Japan in the morning had approved a bill to remove Korea from a wh...

Aug 02,2019

Foreign minister fails to find middle ground with Japan on export restrictions

Foreign minister fails to find middle ground with Japan on export restrictions

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Aug. 1 hold talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok. (Yonhap News) By Lee...

Aug 01,2019

Boycott of Japanese products in Korea surging amid trade row

Boycott of Japanese products in Korea surging amid trade row

A Korean smartphone app confirms whether a product is Japanese by scanning a barcode. This app has grown popular amid the rising boycott of Japanese products in Korea due...

Jul 30,2019

Intelligentsia-led signature drive in Japan urges lifting of export curbs

Intelligentsia-led signature drive in Japan urges lifting of export curbs

As of July 29, a combined 78 Japanese intellectuals including professors and lawyers have criticized the Japanese government's export restrictions on Korea. They began on...

Jul 29,2019

President Moon's message on Japan's export curbs

President Moon's message on Japan's export curbs

By Kim Young Deok and Lee Jihae kyd1991@korea.krGraphics = Lee Hye-Won and Kim Hyun Sook goghd36@korea.kr

Jul 26,2019

Global criticism growing over Japan's export restrictions on Korea

Global criticism growing over Japan's export restrictions on Korea

The American Enterprise Institute on July 23 warned that Japan's export restrictions on Korea could harm the global effort to form "meaningful" competition in 5G wireless...

Jul 25,2019

Trade official: Japan 'not proud' of its export restrictions on Korea

Trade official: Japan 'not proud' of its export restrictions on Korea

Kim Seung-ho, deputy minister for multilateral and legal affairs at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, from July 23-24 attended a meeting of the World Trade Orga...

Jul 25,2019

BBC blasts Japan's export curbs on Korea

BBC blasts Japan's export curbs on Korea

In its July 23 article "How Japan's trade row with South Korea could hit tech supplies," the BBC said, "The simmering dispute is seen as the latest example of countries u...

Jul 24,2019