President Moon likely to discuss Japan's export curbs with conglomerate chiefs next week
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Our top story this evening.
Amid escalating trade tensions between South Korea and Japan triggered by Tokyo's export curbs,... it looks like President Moon will take a leading role in drawing up countermeasures.
Reports say, the president will meet with the heads of South Korea's big business groups next week.
Our Park Hee-jun starts us off. South Korea's presidential office is arranging a meeting next week between President Moon Jae-in and conglomerate heads,... believed to involve discussions on Japan's export curb of high-tech materials to Korea.
According to numerous local reports, the face-to-face scheduled for next Wednesday,... involves the president and the leaders of Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group, LG Group, and Lotte Group.
Following the reports, a high-ranking official at the Blue House confirmed that the meeting is in the works,... but said nothing has been confirmed yet.
The official did not elaborate on the meeting's agenda,... but it's widely viewed to be finding countermeasures to Japan's export restrictions.
Prior to that meeting,... finance minister Hong Nam-ki, and presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Sang-jo is known to meet with the five companies on Sunday.
When asked by reporters Friday if he and Kim could sit down with Korean business executives, Hong said there are no reasons why he shouldn't.
Top officials at the Blue House have already contacted major companies earlier in the week.
Deputy chief of the National Security Office, Kim Hyun-chong, met with the leaders of Samsung Electronics, including Vice Chairman Kim Ki-nam,... who oversees the tech giant's semiconductor and display businesses.
No direct messages or instructions on the matter have been revealed by President Moon since the announcement of the export controls.
But this issue is expected to be raised by the president,... during a meeting with his top aides next Monday.
"President Moon's presence in efforts to find solutions to Japan's restrictions,... shows the government recognizes the severity of the situation. The president is expected to listen to the difficulties major businesses are facing,... and exchange ideas on possible countermeasures. Park Hee-jun, Arirang News."
Our top story this evening.
Amid escalating trade tensions between South Korea and Japan triggered by Tokyo's export curbs,... it looks like President Moon will take a leading role in drawing up countermeasures.
Reports say, the president will meet with the heads of South Korea's big business groups next week.
Our Park Hee-jun starts us off. South Korea's presidential office is arranging a meeting next week between President Moon Jae-in and conglomerate heads,... believed to involve discussions on Japan's export curb of high-tech materials to Korea.
According to numerous local reports, the face-to-face scheduled for next Wednesday,... involves the president and the leaders of Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group, LG Group, and Lotte Group.
Following the reports, a high-ranking official at the Blue House confirmed that the meeting is in the works,... but said nothing has been confirmed yet.
The official did not elaborate on the meeting's agenda,... but it's widely viewed to be finding countermeasures to Japan's export restrictions.
Prior to that meeting,... finance minister Hong Nam-ki, and presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Sang-jo is known to meet with the five companies on Sunday.
When asked by reporters Friday if he and Kim could sit down with Korean business executives, Hong said there are no reasons why he shouldn't.
Top officials at the Blue House have already contacted major companies earlier in the week.
Deputy chief of the National Security Office, Kim Hyun-chong, met with the leaders of Samsung Electronics, including Vice Chairman Kim Ki-nam,... who oversees the tech giant's semiconductor and display businesses.
No direct messages or instructions on the matter have been revealed by President Moon since the announcement of the export controls.
But this issue is expected to be raised by the president,... during a meeting with his top aides next Monday.
"President Moon's presence in efforts to find solutions to Japan's restrictions,... shows the government recognizes the severity of the situation. The president is expected to listen to the difficulties major businesses are facing,... and exchange ideas on possible countermeasures. Park Hee-jun, Arirang News."