South Korea court may rule on Japan firm asset sale in Aug. at earliest

A South Korean court is expected to consider in earnest by August at the earliest whether to order the sale of assets belonging to a Japanese steelmaker over a 2018 top court wartime forced labor compensation order that has roiled ties between the two countries.The Daegu District Court's Pohang branch began on Monday the process of serving Nippon Steel Corp. relevant papers by way of publishing them on its website for a certain period. The servicing will be considered completed on Aug. 4.Nippon Steel's assets in South Korea were seized by the court after it failed to pay damages to four Kor…READ FULL ARTICLE