South Korea introduces new measures of export controls against Russia, Belarus

South Korea announced a decision to tighten export controls on major industry items against Russia and Belarus, which will take effect Friday.

Report informs via Yonhap News Agency that the Seoul government added 741 more items related to semiconductors, chemicals, steel, autos, machinery, quantum computers and other things to the list of items that are banned from shipping to Russia and Belarus, significantly raising the total number of items on the list to 798, according to the ministry.