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Korea’s new trade minister leaves another hole in WTO Appellate Body

July 31, 2017 at 4:33 PM
South Korea’s new trade minister will have to depart his Geneva post as a member of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body, leaving behind another open seat on a seven-member panel already stricken by a massive workload and two other impending vacancies with no plan for how to fill them. Kim Hyun-chong, who was announced this week as Seoul’s pick for trade minister, will head back to Korea on Thursday, according to a source. His exit comes as WTO members...


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