South Korea trade minister seeking to become next WTO head

South Korea's trade minister said Wednesday she is running to be the next director general of the World Trade Organization, joining several others eyeing the top post at the Geneva-based trade body.If successful, 53-year-old Yoo Myung Hee would be the first South Korean and woman to head the organization.Yoo's candidacy comes as her country is involved in a dispute with Japan at the WTO over the tightening last year of Japan's export controls on materials used by South Korean chipmakers.Related coverage:S. Korea demands removal of Japanese sites from World Heritage listREAD FULL ARTICLE