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WORLD NEWS Friday 5 July 2019

Japan export curbs take effect as SKorean officials protest

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Arrangement, a 42-country A Japanese government
Associated Press arms-control pact aimed at spokesman reiterated To-
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) governing weapons trade kyo’s insistence that the
— Tightened Japanese and the dissemination of tighter controls were need-
controls on exports of key sensitive technologies that ed on national security
materials used to make can be used both for civil- grounds, even though of-
semiconductors and dis- ian and military purposes. ficials have not given any
plays took effect Thursday, Japan and South Korea examples of specific prob-
as South Korean officials both are members of the lems. “Export controls with
vowed to fight back. pact, which requires that South Korea have been
The Japanese government export restrictions should challenging. Inaccurate
ordered the more stringent not be directed against a and inappropriate cases
approval process for ship- specific country and also have occurred, so stricter,
ments of photoresists and not impede “bona fide civil tougher export controls
other key chemicals as re- transactions,” the minis- are needed,” Yasutoshi
lations with its neighbor and In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, a container ship is docked at a try said. The ministry earlier Nishimura, a deputy chief
fellow U.S. ally deteriorated port in Tokyo. said the Seoul government cabinet secretary said.
due to issues related to Associated Press plans to file a complaint South Korean tech compa-
forced labor during World decision to end preferen- stronger export restrictions with WTO over the Japa- ny LG Display said it’s not
War II. tial treatment for such ex- based on an arbitrary claim nese measures. affected by the Japanese
The president’s office said ports to South Korea was of ‘damaged trust’ fully South Korea’s Foreign Min- trade restrictions. But of-
South Korea’s National Se- required because of a lack goes against the spirit of istry spokesman Kim In-chul ficials from Samsung Elec-
curity Council met Thurs- of trust that poses a risk to the (international arrange- on Thursday reiterated tronics, the world’s biggest
day in Seoul, with members national security. ment) to control exports Seoul’s demand for Tokyo maker of memory chips
vowing to pursue diplomat- Yoo Myung-hee, minister for of strategic commodities,” to “immediately” withdraw and smartphones that
ic countermeasures. trade at South Korea’s Min- Yoo said in a meeting with the trade restrictions. competes closely with LG
It said the move is viewed istry of Trade, Industry and trade and technology in- “The measure is an irratio- for the top spot in displays,
as an “explicit breach of Energy, said the revised dustry officials on Thursday. nal economic retaliation and SK Hynix, another ma-
international law, including rules not only hurt ties with She said the Japanese and goes against common jor chipmaker, said the
World Trade Organization Japan but also might dis- measures go against both sense,” Kim said. “It’s very companies were assess-
regulations.” rupt global supply chains. WTO rules and an agree- regrettable (that the mea- ing the potential impact to
Japanese officials insist the “Japan’s move to impose ment called the Wassenaar sure went into effect).” their businesses.q

Death toll in western India dam breach climbs to 15

Associated Press tra state’s Ratnagiri district. where at least 24 people
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Res- Datta said authorities or- died and over 60 others
cuers in western India re- dered an investigation of were injured. Five days of
covered three more bodies the dam breach. The dam rain in Mumbai disrupt-
on Thursday morning, rais- had developed cracks and ed flights, flooded roads
ing the death toll to 15 after overflowed after heavy and covered train tracks,
a small dam breached and rainfall in the coastal re- though services resumed
flooded half a dozen villag- gion. as the rain cleared on
es following heavy mon- Heavy monsoon rains in Wednesday.
soon rains, officials said. Maharashtra have led to at The monsoon season in In-
Rescue teams were still least 34 deaths since Mon- dia brings heavy rains from
searching for eight people day night from collapsed June to September that
after Tiware dam breached walls, drownings and other cause flooding and other
late Tuesday during inces- causes. Dozens of others damage. Building and wall
sant rains and swept away have been injured. collapses are common
An Indian man stands near his house as waves caused by high nearly a dozen homes, said The worst-hit city was In- as the rains weaken the
tide hits the huts on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai,
India, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Datta Bhadakawad, a civil dia’s financial and enter- foundations of poorly built
Associated Press administrator in Maharash- tainment capital, Mumbai, structures.q