South Korea opts not to terminate intel-sharing pact with Japan

South Korea reversed its earlier plan to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan by midnight Friday amid U.S. pressure to keep the deal alive despite soured ties between Seoul and Tokyo.If the intelligence pact had expired, it would have dealt a further blow to the bilateral ties. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae In are now arranging to hold talks late next month in the Chinese city of Chengdu on the sidelines of a trilateral meeting with China, diplomatic sources said.The two leaders have not held talks since September 2018 when they …READ FULL ARTICLE