Japan-South Korea rift

South Korea to halt WTO dispute process over Japan's export curbs

Two countries discuss lifting of 2019 trade restrictions on high-tech materials

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South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin announces a plan to settle the issue with Japan of compensation over forced wartime labor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on March 6. (Yonhap News via Kyodo)

March 6, 2023 16:49 JST

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea will halt a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute process sparked by a complaint against Japan as the two countries discuss Japan's export curbs on high-tech materials to South Korea, the two countries' trade ministries said on Monday.

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