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Ex-Seoul-mate: Japan-South Korea spat escalates

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Aug 28, 2019 • 18m
Century-old discord is never far from the surface for the two countries, but the latest flare-up risks disrupting stability in the region. We estimate how much the grounded Boeing 737 MAX plane is costing airlines, suppliers and the planemaker itself: about $4bn a quarter. In other no-fly news, Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, arrives in New York by boat. We examine data showing that she’s not the only Scandinavian with “flight shame”.

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