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.


JapanFalseArguments0814_en.jpg

GovernmentBasicStance0918_en.gif


1001_Q&AExportRestrictions_en.gif
Japan's export curbs on Korea to hurt consumers worldwide: gov't source

Japan's export curbs on Korea to hurt consumers worldwide: gov't source

An official government source on July 17 told a news conference for foreign journalists that Japan's export curbs on Korea will adversely affect consumers worldwide. This...

Jul 17,2019

President Moon warns export curbs 'to damage Japanese economy more'

President Moon warns export curbs 'to damage Japanese economy more'

President Moon Jae-in on July 15 delivers opening remarks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Japan's export restrictions. (Cheong Wa Dae) B...

Jul 15,2019

WTO council to discuss Japan's export restrictions on Korea

WTO council to discuss Japan's export restrictions on Korea

Ambassador Paik Ji-ah, Seoul's top envoy at its permanent mission in Geneva, on July 9 speaks to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Council for Trade in Goods in the Sw...

Jul 15,2019

Japanese officials, scholars blast export curbs on Korea

Japanese officials, scholars blast export curbs on Korea

The Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun (whose website is pictured here) and other Japanese thought leaders have expressed fears over Japan's decision to tighten rules for ...

Jul 15,2019

Japan shipped strategic materials to NK: lawmaker

Japan shipped strategic materials to NK: lawmaker

Rep. Ha Tae-keung of the minor opposition Bareun Mirae Party, who is also a member of the parliamentary defense committee of the National Assembly, on July 14 cites in a ...

Jul 15,2019

Seoul proposes int'l probe into Tokyo's illegal export allegations

Seoul proposes int'l probe into Tokyo's illegal export allegations

Kim You-geun, secretariat of the National Security Council, on July 12 announces in a media briefing at Cheong Wa Dae the government's stance on Japanese allegations that...

Jul 12,2019

Trade ministry denies that companies sent strategic materials to NK

Trade ministry denies that companies sent strategic materials to NK

Park Tae-sung, director general of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's International Trade and Investment Office, on July 11 holds a media briefing on Japanese a...

Jul 12,2019

President Moon urges Japan not to choose 'dead end' on trade path

President Moon urges Japan not to choose 'dead end' on trade path

President Moon on July 10 hosts a meeting with Korean business leaders at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)By Kim Hwaya President Moon Jae-in on July 10 hosted a meeting wit...

Jul 11,2019

Gov't discusses response to Japan's export restriction

Gov't discusses response to Japan's export restriction

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (second from left) on July 3 delivers the opening statement in a three-way consultation session of Cheong Wa Dae, the government and the ruling...

Jul 03,2019

Korea to file WTO complaint against Japan's export curbs

Korea to file WTO complaint against Japan's export curbs

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo on July 1 discusses Japan's decision to tighten rules for exports to Korea in a meeting at the Korea Trade Insuran...

Jul 03,2019