MOON JAE IN TO HOLD A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY

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• Moon Jae In to hold a meeting to discuss the country’s economy.
• The Blue House is said to have also invited several South Korean business leaders.
• Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki, Industry Minister Sung Yun-mo is to at...

JAPAN TO BOOST EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ASIAN COUNTRIES TO SHIFT TO LNG

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• Japan to boost efforts to support Asian countries to shift to LNG.
• Japan is known to be the world’s largest LNG consumer.
• Japan plans to procure LNG from Australia, Qatar, and the United States.
• In 2019, ...

EXPORTS IN SOUTH KOREA DECRESED BY 5.4 PERCENT IN 2020

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• Exports in South Korea decreased by 5.4 percent in 2020.
• In 2020, the outbound shipments came to the US $512.8 billion.
• The country’s imports moved down to 7.2 percent on-year to $467.2 billion.
• Outbound ...

DECISION TO RELEASE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT’S TREATED WATER CURRENTLY PUT OFF

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• Decision to release Fukushima Nuclear Plant’s treated water currently put off.
• The earlier decision to do so triggered strong opposition from fishermen.
• Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister mentioned ...

JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND INDIA TO COOPERATE TO ENHANCE REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS

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• Japan, Australia, and India to cooperate to enhance regional supply chains.
• The countries plan to draw up various measures for the same by the end of the year.
• The Economy ministers from all the countries discussed to enh...

India to soon expect the visit of United States trade representative

According to latest reports, Robert Lighthizer, the trade representative of United States is to visit India within the next two weeks since both parties are working on resolving the issue related to the bilateral trade. Sources allege, a limited trade deal forms the main focus of his visit.