SK chief calls Korea-Japan cooperation economic necessity

For South Korea and Japan, cooperation is no longer a diplomatic choice but an economic necessity, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Tuesday, urging the two countries to build a permanent platform to tackle shared challenges.

"Korea-Japan cooperation is not a one-off event.

It is a path toward building a sustainable and actionable community based on deep trust," Chey said at a special Korea-Japan session of the Nikkei Forum in Tokyo.

The event, hosted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun and organized by S ...