Seoul says FTA talks with Japan, China end with progress

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Japan and China made small but significant progress in their first round of talks aimed at signing a three-way free trade agreement (FTA), laying down a set of "detailed rules" on how future negotiations will proceed, Seoul's trade ministry said Thursday. The first round of FTA talks between the three countries had been held here since Tuesday. Two more rounds of negotiations will be held before the end of the year with the second round slated to be held in China in June or July, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. "At this round of talks, the three countries adopted a set of detailed rules on nego