South Korea's prime minister on Wednesday urged Japan to agree to talks to repair strained ties between the two countries, after Japan revoked South Korea's status as a preferential trading partner earlier in the day.Lee Nak Yeon, speaking at a meeting with other government ministers in the morning, said the South Korean government will at the same time proceed "without delay" to lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization to remedy Japan's "unfair economic retaliation."Lee's remarks came hours after the Japanese government took South Korea off a list of countries that enjoy minimum…READ FULL ARTICLE
