South Korea's finance minister encouraged cooperation with China on supply chain, new technologies and raw materials as the two countries prepare for a trilateral meeting with Japan.

South Korea's finance minister on Thursday said Seoul and Beijing should seek better economic cooperation on the supply chain for raw materials."We should lead global industries by cooperating on supply chain and technologies across new sectors such as bio and clean energy,

The top economic policymakers of Korea and China discussed the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation on supply chains during their highest-level economic dialogue in nearly two years, held Thursday.

China and South Korea should seek stable ties despite their recent "difficulties", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart on Monday at a rare meeting in Beijing held amid tensions over Taiwan and other regional issues.