Our top story this morning...<br />South Korea and Japan are set for a tense showdown at the World Trade Organization in Geneva today... one hundred days since Tokyo began to impose unprecedented export restrictions on Seoul.<br />Director-level officials from the two sides will be holding face-to-face talks on this Friday.<br />According to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency,... Chung Hae-kwan, the South Korean official leading the talks, said he plans to seek early solutions with his Japanese counterpart.<br />Chung also said he will clearly point out how Japan's actions violate WTO agreements.<br />But he added that, if the talks do not go well, Seoul will send a formal request to set up a dispute settlement body at the WTO to make a ruling on the matter.<br />
