South Korea cuts intelligence ties with Japan, raising fears over North Korea
(The Guardian North Korea)

Trade dispute widens, sparking concerns that information about North Korea´s missile programmes may not be sharedSouth Korea has said it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old dispute over the countries´ wartime history that has hit trade and undercut security cooperation over North Korea.South Korea´s Kim You-geun, deputy director of the presidential National Security Council, said Japan had created a `grave change` in the environment for bilateral security cooperation by removing South Korea´s fast-track export status this month. Related: Korean peninsula will be united by 2045, says Seoul amid Japan row Related: `I don`t have much hope`: Koreans search for loved ones who died fighting for Japan Continue reading...