Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to revive an emergency-use currency swap agreement that expired eight years ago, in a symbolic thaw in bilateral ties long frayed over wartime history.Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung Ho reached agreement during the first finance dialogue held since 2016 as bilateral efforts to mend ties have spread to the economic and financial fronts.The $10 billion currency swap arrangement will ensure access to the U.S. dollar in times of emergency by exchanging the yen or the won.The previous one ended in 2015 and was not…READ FULL ARTICLE
