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WORLD NEWS Friday 23 august 2019

S. Korea cancels Japan intelligence deal amid trade dispute

By HYUNG-JIN KIM display screens — key ex-
Associated Press port items for South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — and decided to remove
— South Korea will stop South Korea from a list of
exchanging classified in- countries granted prefer-
telligence on North Korea ential trade status.
with Japan amid a bitter South Korea accuses Ja-
trade dispute, an official pan of weaponizing trade
said Thursday, a surprise to punish it over a separate
announcement that is likely dispute linked to Japan’s
to set back U.S. efforts to brutal colonial rule of the
bolster security coopera- Korean Peninsula from 1910
tion with two of its most im- to 1945. Japan denies that,
portant allies in the Asian saying its steps were taken
region. because of unspecified se-
South Korea’s decision to curity concerns.
cancel the intelligence- The Japanese trade curbs
sharing pact will also further triggered an outburst of
aggravate its ties with Ja- anti-Japan sentiment in
pan, which are already at South Korea. Many South
their lowest point since the Korean citizens rallied in the
two countries established streets, canceled planned
diplomatic ties in 1965. Jap- holiday trips to Japan and
anese media said Tokyo will Kim You-geun, deputy director of South Korea’s presidential national security office speaks at the launched widespread boy-
lodge a protest with Seoul presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. cotts of Japanese beer,
and quoted unidentified Associated Press clothes and other products.
Tokyo officials as calling the talks on stripping North Ko- military intelligence on se- ment official as saying the The South Korean govern-
South Korean move “ex- rea of its nuclear weapons. curity, does not serve our South Korean decision was ment, for its part, decided
tremely regrettable” and South Korea’s presidential national interests,” Kim You- “extremely regrettable.” to downgrade Japan’s
“unbelievable.” office said it terminated the geun, the deputy director Public broadcaster NHK trade status. Some experts
Many experts had pre- intelligence deal because of South Korea’s presiden- said an unidentified Japa- say the tit-for-tat actions
dicted that South Korea Japan’s recent decision tial national security office, nese official described the could eventually hurt South
would be unlikely to spike to downgrade South Ko- said in a nationally tele- decision as “unbelievable,” Korea’s economy more
the 3-year-old intelligence- rea’s trade status caused a vised statement. while another official said it than Tokyo’s. Many big
sharing deal for the sake of “grave” change in security He said South Korea will was unlikely to have much South Korean manufactur-
its relations with the United cooperation between the formally notify Japan of its impact on Japanese secu- ers including Samsung rely
States. South Korea has countries. “Under this situ- decision before Saturday, rity. Since early last month, heavily on materials and
been seeking U.S. help in ation, the government has the deadline for an exten- Japan has imposed stricter components imported
resolving the trade dispute, determined that maintain- sion of the pact for another controls on exports to South from Japan, while Japan
and Seoul and Washington ing the agreement, which year. Japan’s Kyodo News Korea of three chemicals doesn’t import many vi-
have also been working was signed for the purpose agency quoted an uniden- essential for manufactur- tal materials from South
together to restart stalled of exchanging sensitive tified Japanese govern- ing semiconductors and Korea.q

Hundreds gather in Goma, Congo

for “Stop Ebola” march

Associated Press Thursday's march, said any- clared last year in eastern
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — one spreading misinforma- Congo, has killed at least
Hundreds gathered in Con- tion about Ebola will face 1,800 people since the out-
go's eastern city of Goma arrest. break began.
to support Ebola response He promised more initia- It continues to spread de-
teams that have seen in- tives to raise awareness spite new treatments and
creasing attacks and resis- with communities in sev- vaccines given to more
tance among communities eral provinces and called than 197,000 people.
where Ebola continues to on rebel groups to allow Insecurity reigns in the
spread. health officials to carry out region where communi-
North Kivu Governor Carly work to stop Ebola. ties also mistrust health Residents march to raise awareness about Ebola, in the city of
Kasivita, who organized The Ebola outbreak, de- workers.q Goma, in eastern Congo Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.
Associated Press