BANGKOK -- South Korea and Japan are working to save a key intelligence-sharing pact critical to the region's stability set to expire Saturday, but the two sides are struggling to make progress as they disagree on whether their trade spat should factor into the discussions.
With less than a week to go before the pact expires, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met for over an hour in Bangkok on Sunday in an attempt to find a resolution.
