12 Jul 2019

Asia second trade war & Hong Kong protests

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 12 July 2019
Protesters gather to take part in a march to the West Kowloon railway station, where high-speed trains depart for the Chinese mainland, during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 7, 2019.

Photo: AFP

Asia correspondent Ed White with the latest from Hong Kong as weeks of protests continue and a serious dispute is brewing between Japan and South Korea with its roots in Japan's treatment of South Korean women and workers during its colonial rule.

Ed White is a correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Seoul.