South Korea cuts intelligence ties with Japan, raising fears over North Korea

Trade dispute widens, sparking concerns that information about North Korea’s missile programmes may not be shared

South Korea has said it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old dispute that has hit trade and undercut security cooperation over North Korea.

South Korea’s Kim You-geun, a 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.

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