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Japan votes to remove Seoul from favoured export partner list
AFP, Published on 02/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's government voted on Friday to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of favoured export partners, defying warnings from Seoul that the move would have "grave consequences" for security ties between the US allies.
RCEP ministers vow "upmost effort" to reach deal this year
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2019
» SIEM REAP: Ministers from 16 countries negotiating for an Asia-wide free trade pact vowed on Saturday to speed up their collective efforts to achieve the target set by their leaders of concluding the ongoing negotiations this year.
Japan hits back as US mulls auto tariffs
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's trade minister on Thursday pushed back against Washington for considering possible tariffs on automobile imports, a major driver of the Japanese economy.
Asia fears trade war after hefty US steel tariff plans
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2018
» SEOUL/SYDNEY: US President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium will distort global trade and cost jobs, Australia's trade minister said on Friday, highlighting the risk of retaliatory measures as Asian exporters sought more detail on the plans.