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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (149472)	7/1/2019 3:52:47 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218253

re "You are missing one important point which is that not all superGeeks want to go to USA." Here's a motive for relocating... India's sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water edition.cnn.com India has just five years to solve its water crisis, experts fear. Otherwise hundreds of millions of lives will be in danger cnn.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (149472)	7/2/2019 9:23:14 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218253

excellent progression as the sooner such below gets underway the sooner end of world trade war happens, just like real world wars Seems that all can play at the game of sanctions, counter-sanctions, embargoes, and counter-embargoes, national security this and critical material that One thing about the Koreans we can count on, reliably, is that the people and the two Koreas are fearless, as well as out of the box, and whenever not out out of the box, just dogged Let’s see where the Global Trade War I goes next The Koreans shall need allies … perhaps Korea shall choose to belt up and go road tripping, and when and not if so, Germany shall have to choose, Globalisation 2.0 Reloaded, or endless trade war, and once Germany folds, how far behind can the Japanese be? Guess 'they' are about to shoot out the electric main at the crowded bar packed w/ investoriates, and when so, the resultant big crater ought not be too difficult to find I was actually mad enough to consider trading off some paper gold ... a moment of madness and it passed Bullish, and essentially going-with-the-flow effortless scmp.com Japan-South Korea ‘trade war’: has Tokyo shot itself in foot? Japan is to restrict exports to South Korea of three key materials used in smartphone displays and chips as bilateral ties take turn for the worseBut move could hurt Japanese companies in the long term as Korean firms are forced to rethink their supply chains Japan’s move to tighten controls on exports of hi-tech materials to South Korea has caught Seoul off guard and vulnerable, but it may backfire on Tokyo and send shock waves through the global IT industry, according to analysts. While South Korean tech giants, such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and LG Display, are likely to be hit hardest by the move in the short term, analysts say Japan may suffer in the long term as such companies will be forced to rethink their reliance on Japanese parts. On Monday, Tokyo announced it would tighten restrictions on exports to South Korea of three materials used in smartphone displays and chips, a move that is likely to create major headaches for Seoul’s tech firms. As diplomatic rift between Japan and South Korea deepens, how hard can Seoul afford to push? The move came as relations between the two neighbours hit a new low in their row over Japan’s use of forced labour during World War II. Tokyo has been angered by a South Korean court decision last year that ordered Japanese firms to compensate the victims of forced labour, as it believes the matter was settled by a 1965 treaty that normalised ties with the South. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said restricting imports had become necessary on “national security” grounds after South Korea failed to find a “satisfactory solution” to the wartime labour issue before the Group of 20 summit on Saturday. He denied the move was “retaliation” against South Korea, saying that it was because the “mutual trust” that underpinned the exports system had been eroded.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (149472)	7/2/2019 9:44:32 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218253

the trade war hard-fork is looking to feedback-loop to the original progression, allowing team Huawei time to do whatever needs doing ... trustedreviews.com A trade war could derail the iPhone 11 – and it isn’t the one you’d think ,July 2, 2019 11:55 am BST Apple could find itself smack-bang in the middle of a new trade war between Japan and South Korea – which could potentially affect the launch of the entire 2019 range of new iPhones, including the iPhone 11. iPhones use a pivotal component which is usually exported from Japan to South Korea. As relations between US and China remain extremely frosty – although there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel regarding the Huawei Android ban – a new trade war between Japan and South Korea is threatening phone manufacturers’ production processes. Related: Amazon Prime Day smartphone deals According to Reuters, Apple could be affected by the new restrictions on fluorinated polyimide, resist, and high-purity hydrogen fluoride. The materials are used in the development of phone displays and chips by South Korean manufacturers LG and Samsung. LG and Samsung currently produce OLED panels for the iPhone – meaning major issues are certainly possible – with the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max both expected to feature OLED screens. The restrictions will come into force on July 4. When the restrictions are in place, South Korea will have to apply to Japan for permission to export certain tech components. The process to apply can take up to 90 days but the Japanese government does current prioritise the export of these materials. Related: Best smartphone Apple really doesn’t have anywhere else to turn to get out of this pickle, either. Japan currently produces 90% of the fluorinated polyimide and resist in the world. Apple also recently invested in a Japanese display manufacturer – but it is not expected to be able to fulfil the OLED demand required for the 2019 iPhone range. This new trade war began because of disputes between the two countries over World War II-related compensation. A South Korean court ruled Japanese company Nippon Steel must compensate South Koreans who were forced to work for the company during the war. Japan claims the issue has already been resolved. Unlike other sites, we thoroughly review everything we recommend. We use industry standard tests to evaluate products in order to assess them properly. We’ll always tell you what we find. Trusted Reviews may get a commission if you buy through our links. Tell us what you think.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (149472)	7/2/2019 9:52:09 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218253

let us see what the normally very-tough Koreans are made of asiatimes.com South Korea fights back against Japan’s economic retaliationDiplomatic solution seen as needed to avoid a trade war over a grudge that dates to WWII A man walks past the logo of Samsung Electronics outside the Samsung building in Seoul on January 31. Samsung would be one Korean company to suffer from a Japanese cutoff of semiconductor materials. Photo:AFP / Jung Yeon-je Seoul will take countermeasures in response to a Japanese government plan that will tighten regulations on exports to South Korea of essential materials used in semiconductors and displays. The Japanese plan, announced Monday, apparently is a retaliatory measure against a court ruling requiring compensation for Korean victims of forced labor. In October, the South Korean Supreme Court ordered Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. to compensate four Koreans who were forced into labor during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. The Abe government immediately protested the ruling, insisting that individual compensation claims to forced labor during colonial rule were settled under the treaty that Seoul and Tokyo normalized diplomatic relations. The Korean government said it would take countermeasures, including a World Trade Organization complaint. Although, for now, the government seems ready to fight back, some observers think it may seek a diplomatic solution after going through a cooling-off period. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry on Monday tightened export regulations for the Japanese chip and display material manufacturers to obtain approval from the Japanese government when they export to Korea fluoride polyimide, which is used in smartphone displays; etching gas, for semiconductor cleaning; and resist, used to make semiconductor substrates. The Japanese government explained that the reason behind the move was that the trust relationship between the two countries had been significantly damaged. Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Sung Yun-mo said that the Japanese government’s export restriction measures are “economic retaliation” against the Korean Supreme Court ruling. He added that the export restriction measures not only breach the principles of WTO but also run squarely counter to an agreement made in the G20 Summit Declaration chaired by Japan last week to “build a free, fair, non-discriminatory, predictable and stable trade and investment environment and market opening.” “In the future, we will take necessary steps under international and domestic laws, including the WTO complaint,” he said. The government was busy holding a series of emergency meetings. It had a minister-level meeting presided over by Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki and a meeting with semiconductor and display makers. A Korean official said the government would monitor the situaiton for the time being, as Japan has not immediately halted exports of materials used in manufacturing semiconductors and displays. The semiconductor industry is also refraining from elaborating for the time being. Diplomatic solutions is best to avoid industrial damageAccording to industry officials, the three materials that Japan has restricted are essential for the production of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays and semiconductors, with Japanese companies having a 70-90 percent global market share. South Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and LG Display are highly dependent on Japanese products. Industry officials said it is not in a situation where production is impossible right now as Korean firms have secured some materials inventory alongside a large inventory of semiconductors. Japan did not ban exports outright but decided to undergo an expert review that takes about 90 days, giving hope that production may be possible even after the current materials inventory is exhausted. “We are relatively less dependent on Japanese products for hydrogen fluoride as it is produced in Korea,” an industry representative said. However, “resister is 90 percent dependent on Japanese products.” The official said inventory secured by the industry “is slightly less than the three months that many media reports mentioned.” In other words, if the Japanese delay the review of exports, there could be production disruptions around August and September. Some observers say that although the government has taken a tough stance for now by mentioning a WTO complaint, it should wait to act because strong confrontation does not help national interests. In a telephone conversation with Asia Times, a former senior government official said, “We may file a complaint with the WTO, but it is best to take a cooling-off period for the time being and then seek a diplomatic solution.” The former official added, “We need to push for a summit to normalize soured South Korea-Japan relations.” The government also said it would take Japan’s move as an opportunity to enhance the competitiveness of the parts and materials industry. “We have been pushing for diversification of import lines, expansion of domestic production facilities and localization of core parts and materials in preparation for Japan’s economic retaliation,” trade minister Sung said. “We will make every effort to provide support to minimize damage to our companies, and use it as an opportunity to enhance the competitiveness of our parts, materials, and equipment.” A government official said that Japan’s move would speed up the localization of semiconductor materials in South Korea, which will eventually hurt Japanese companies as well. He also said that Japan’s move might raise chip prices, bringing about concerns over a possible disruption in production of memory chips. Japan’s deputy chief cabinet secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura told a regular briefing that his country’s move was “in accordance with international export regulations and World Trade Organization rules.” Japan has rejected South Korean court rulings that Japanese firms compensate victims of wartime forced labor, proposing that the issue be put to arbitration under an agreement signed by the two countries when they normalized ties. South Korea countered with a proposal for local and Japanese firms to set up a voluntary compensation fund, which Tokyo flatly rejected as “unacceptable.” When relations were normalized, Tokyo agreed to a reparations package of grants and cheap loans for victims of various wartime policies, which it says resolved all outstanding claims. –With additional reporting by AFP–