South Korea-Japan transport talks resume after eight-year hiatus



Briefings South Korea-Japan transport talks resume after eight-year hiatus Renewed dialogue will likely serve as platform to address demographic challenges, carbon neutrality in transport KOREA PROFebruary 19, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An illustration of an autonomous electric bus transporting people \| Image: Korea Pro South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Sunday the resumption of the ROK-Japan High-Level Transportation Cooperation Conference after an eight-year hiatus. Scheduled for Feb. 20 in Seoul, this session aims to foster dialogue on major transportation policies, including advancements in autonomous vehicles, logistics and eco-friendly transport initiatives. The conference will cover topics such as regional and rural transportation services, the commercialization of fully autonomous driving by 2027 and strategies for carbon neutrality in transportation. Both countries will share visions for logistics policy directions and explore development strategies for mutual transportation issues. Why It Matters The resumption of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 02North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 03South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus 04AI storage boom gives South Korea battery makers an EV overcapacity lifeline 05South Korea’s Mexico strategy runs into the hard limits of USMCA politics 06Preschool test ban forces South Korea’s English hagwons to rethink placement 07Lee Jae Myung’s Wall Street pitch tests South Korea’s capital market credibility 08US midterm clock raises stakes for South Korea’s $200 billion investment talks

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South Korea-Japan transport talks resume after eight-year hiatus

Renewed dialogue will likely serve as platform to address demographic challenges, carbon neutrality in transport

KOREA PROFebruary 19, 2024

South Korea-Japan transport talks resume after eight-year hiatus

An illustration of an autonomous electric bus transporting people | Image: Korea Pro

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Sunday the resumption of the ROK-Japan High-Level Transportation Cooperation Conference after an eight-year hiatus. Scheduled for Feb. 20 in Seoul, this session aims to foster dialogue on major transportation policies, including advancements in autonomous vehicles, logistics and eco-friendly transport initiatives.

The conference will cover topics such as regional and rural transportation services, the commercialization of fully autonomous driving by 2027 and strategies for carbon neutrality in transportation. Both countries will share visions for logistics policy directions and explore development strategies for mutual transportation issues.

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