BANGKOK -- Foreign ministers from Japan and South Korea met in Bangkok on Thursday to try to ease rising tensions, but failed to make progress toward resolving a trade dispute.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha demanded Japan withdraw export curbs on crucial chipmaking materials. She also warned her Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, that Seoul would review a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact if Japan removes South Korea from its "white list" of 27 countries that benefit from trade privileges.
