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Trade dispute escalates between Japan and South Korea

Japan has struck South Korea off its trusted export list deepening the rift between them.

Japan has said it is removing South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, a move that could escalate tensions between America鈥檚 two biggest allies in Asia.

Also on the programme: The US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia, and the efforts to stop a damaged reservoir engulfing a British town.

(IMAGE: A South Korean protester holds a placard reading "No Abe (Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)" during a protest against Japan"s decision to remove South Korea from a "whitelist" of favoured export partners, in front of Japanese embassy in South Korea. CREDIT: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

53 minutes

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  • Fri 2 Aug 2019 09:06GMT

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