President Moon Jae-in will host a group of the nation's business leaderswithin the hour to devise a strategy to counter Japan's tech-related export curbs that target South Korean firms.<br />Thirty-four business leaders whose companies' assets total 8-and-a-half billion U.S. dollars or more will gather at the presidential Blue House in less than half-an-hour marking the first such meeting since January.<br />Included on the list of attendees are the leaders of South Korea's big five conglomerates: Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK, LG and Lotte Group.<br />However, Samsung Electronics' Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Lotte Group Shin Dong-bin will not be there.<br />They are still in Japan to find ways to minimize the impact of the export curbs on their respective companies.<br />The meeting is largely aimed at listening to the difficulties that local businesses face and exchanging opinions on how to react to Japan's move.<br />
