China, Japan, Korea search Pact

25 April 2011 last updated at 02: 00 GMT on the Asian economies have search increase trade among themselves trade in China, Japan and South Korea agreed a trilateral free trade agreement to strengthen efforts towards have form.

The Minister said that free flow of trade and investment between the two countries carried on sustaining growth.

Asian economies have sought to increase trade among themselves.

Demand in major markets such as the United States and Europe dropped as countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean trying to recover from the financial crisis.

The Trade Ministers met in Tokyo.

The three countries have already set up a joint study to seek inclusion of government officials, business and academic participants in the feasibility of a trilateral free trade agreement Committee (JSC).

Japan recovery

China and South Korea are major trading partners of Japan and speedy recovery in Japan's economy is essential for their growth.

A decline in demand from Japan, in addition to a lack of some products, had a major impact on their economies.

The disorder due to earthquake and tsunami of last month for Japan's supply chain caused has seen production, both in native plants and factories in other countries, due to the interruption of the supply of parts many Japanese companies curb.

Toyota has already announced that its factories in China 30-50% capacity works up to the June 3 due to lack of parts.

While the trade ministers from China and South Korea as soon as possible recover its Japanese counterpart to the supply chain required, she stressed that Japan's recovery process increased trade between the three countries will play an important role.

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Ex-heads of State and Government head for North Korea

Last updated 25 April 2011 at 05: 12 GMT by Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing many people in North Korea are reported to malnourished, a group of former world leaders will visit to North Korea trying to resolve the stand-off over the country's nuclear weapons programme.

You want to more about severe food shortages in the North.

The group includes former US President Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland.

They are all members of the elders, an organization made up of global leader which has now been largely withdrawn.

'Stunted'

Other members of the group will visit North Korea ex-Finland President Martti Ahtisaari and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former head of State of the World Health Organization.

They will hold meetings in Beijing, Pyongyang and Seoul before they all give a report, in which involved be prepared, in the North Korea negotiations.

At a press conference at the beginning of President Carter said its visit the Group had been invited by "Supreme Leader" of North Korea.

Nuclear weapons are a main topic of the conversation to the program of the country.

A number of Nations, including China, South Korea and the United States have to Persaude Pyongyang to give up, these weapons tried for several years.

What seems a worsening food situation in North Korea will be on the agenda.

"One third of children are malnourished and atrophied in their growth as a result of a lack of sufficient food supply," said Mr. Carter, who was trained as a nuclear engineer.

He added that the authorities in the North have reduced the daily calorie intake of 1,400 to only 700 this year.

The oldest group founded four years ago by Nelson Mandela.

Members believe that their unique experiences as a former leader of roten-and their independence of a country or an organization - allows them to help solve some of the most difficult problems of the world.

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