Fisher Capital Management World News: (LEAD) S. Korea, China, Japan agree on earlier conclusion of joint study on FTA

TOKYO, April 24 (Yonhap) — Top trade officials from South Korea, China and Japan agreed Sunday to conclude a joint study on the feasibility of a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) at an earlier date, South Korean officials said. In a meeting held at a Tokyo hotel, South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming reached the agreement.
The agreement calls for the three countries to get the study, launched last year with industrial, government and academic figures of the participating nations, done before the summit the nations’ leaders will hold next year in China. A South Korean official said, “The three countries had originally planned to finish the study shortly before next year’s summit. But they reached an agreement to move up the conclusion of the study to a date way earlier than the summit.” »  Fisher Capital Management World News: (LEAD) S. Korea, China, Japan agree on earlier conclusion of joint study on FTA