A diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea looks to be deepening. South Korea's Trade Ministry urged Japan to accept its request for another round of talks over Tokyo's tighter export controls of three chemicals. Japan’s said this is over “national security concerns”, but did not elaborate.These chemicals are key components of smartphones and other advanced technology, and the row is seen to be threatening global microchip and smartphone display supply chains. Joshua Chambers, Managing Editor of Singapore-based media startup GovInsider shares more. 

<p>A diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea looks to be deepening. South Korea's Trade Ministry urged Japan to accept its request for another round of talks over Tokyo's tighter export controls of three chemicals. Japan&rsquo;s said this is over &ldquo;national security concerns&rdquo;, but did not elaborate.These chemicals are key components of smartphones and other advanced technology, and the row is seen to be threatening global microchip and smartphone display supply chains. Joshua Chambers, Managing Editor of Singapore-based media startup GovInsider shares more.&nbsp;</p>

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