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Japan to remove South Korea from trade list

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. But how did the United States allow two of its key allies drift apart?

Also in the programme: Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently; and we speak to the researchers who have concluded that 'frailty' is a medical syndrome and not an inevitable result of ageing.

(Photo: South Korean protesters hold signs saying "No Abe" in response to Tokyo's trade curbs. Credit: Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Fri 2 Aug 201920:06GMT

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  • Fri 2 Aug 201920:06GMT

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