S. Korea files WTO complaint over Japan export controls

The South Korean government filed a complaint on Wednesday with the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightening of export controls, which further chilled ties in the countries' increasingly frosty relationship.In July, Japan imposed tougher rules on three key materials needed by South Korean companies to produce semiconductors and display panels, citing undermined trust between the countries, and issues with South Korea's export control and regulation.Seoul has alleged the measure is economic retaliation for South Korean top court judgments last year that ruled against Japanese compani…READ FULL ARTICLE