Japan, China and South Korea have made some progress in three-way free trade talks, especially in the fields of market access and intellectual property, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Friday.
Wrapping up four days of talks in Tokyo, the official said negotiators from the three countries made "a lot of progress" in deciding basic rules under which they will discuss tariffs.They made some progress on intellectual property. It was the first time that the three countries have discussed the issue under the format of a working-level meeting, according to the official.
Source: Kyodo
Source: Kyodo
