Abe says talks with Moon being planned for late Dec. in China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he is arranging to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae In later this month in China, providing another signal that Tokyo and Seoul are seeking to halt the deterioration of their bilateral ties.Reflecting severely strained relations over compensation for wartime labor as well as trade and security issues, Abe and Moon have not held formal talks in over a year, apart from a short conversation in early November on the fringes of a multilateral gathering in Thailand.Their upcoming meeting is expected to take place when Abe visits China from …READ FULL ARTICLE