[Q&As] Why do S. Korea, Japan clash over intelligence-sharing deal?
(WorldNews South Korea)

South Korea`s decision to scrap a key intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has far-reaching geopolitical implications and shows the two neighbors are still struggling to come to terms with a bloody history. Here are five things to know about the decision: What happened? To general surprise, South Korea announced late Thursday it would not renew a pact with Japan to share military intelligence, called the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). Under the pact, originally signed in 2016, the two US allies directly share military secrets, particularly over North Korea`s nuclear and missile capacity. Seoul said it was no longer in its national interest to continue sharing...