CHANGWON, South Korea -- Japan is set to officially remove South Korea from its list of preferred trade partners on Wednesday, the latest salvo in a tit-for-tat spat between the two countries. As Seoul braces for impact, manufacturers more than 300km away in Changwon are quietly fretting about their future.
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korea's manufacturing hub braces for Japan export controls
Removal from Tokyo's whitelist of trade partners expected to hurt machine tool and auto parts makers
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South Korean industry is bracing for the country's removal from Japan's trade whitelist on Aug. 28.
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