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Most Popular Trump to help resolve tensions if Seoul, Tokyo request mediation Speaking to the White House press corps in the Oval Office on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is willing to help resolve the escalating tensions between South Korea and Japan if they both ask him to mediate. President Trump said Washington's involvement would be a (quote)" full-time job", hinting the U.S. prefers the two Asian countries to iron out their differences by themselves. Although he didn't elaborate in detail, President Trump said President Moon Jae-in had asked him if he could mediate. "In fact the president of Korea asked me if I could get involved. I say how many things will have to get involved in? I'm involved with North Korea, on helping, you I'm involved in so many different things. We just did a trade deal, a great trade deal with South Korea, but he tells me that they have a lot of friction going on now with respect to trade, primarily with respect to trade." South Korea's request for President Trump's involvement was verified by Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung who said President Moon had asked for President Trump's help during their bilateral summit in Seoul last month. This a part of Seoul's move to resolve the issue diplomatically, amid a slew of Japanese media reports at the time on the possibility of Tokyo slapping economic restrictions on South Korea, as retaliation for Seoul upholding local courts' decision to liquidate certain Japanese companies' assets operating in South Korea to compensate the Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor. Citing an official from the U.S. State Department spokesperson's office, Voice of America reported Saturday, the U.S. will (quote)"encourage" South Korea and Japan to resolve their issue through dialogue, but said Washington has no plans to mediate in their affairs. The official quoted remarks by David Stilwell, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, who visited Seoul last Wednesday and said that as a close friend and ally of South Korea and Japan the U.S. will "do what it can" to support efforts in resolving the two countries' dispute. Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News. 2019-07-20 Typhoon Danas to give an impact on Korea's southeastern regions We begin with Typhoon Danas making its way upward and inching closer to the Korean peninsula as we speak. Danas is expected to reach Korea’s southernmost island of Jeju early tomorrow morning and make landfall in the coastal areas of Jeolla-do province. Heavy rain and strong winds are already battering the southern regions, triggering flight cancellations and damaging structures and buildings. For more details, let's turn to our Michelle Park at the weather center, Michelle? Typhoon Danas is expected to remain a tropical storm making its way into the coast of Jeolla-do Province by early tomorrow morning and cross right through the southern provinces before exiting out and dissipating in the East Sea on Sunday morning. Jeju Island and the southern coastal areas are already receiving a substantial amount of monsoon rain, but Typhoon Danas is expected to make a direct influence, dumping even more precipitation starting this night, with some areas expected to receive as much as 700 millimeters of rain. Heavy rain alerts are issued across in these regions so please stay extra careful on the roads for possible floods and landslides. Back to you. 2019-07-19 Typhoon Danas dissipates after making landfall in Korea's southern regions We begin our newscast with an update on Typhoon Danas, which struck Korea's southern regions this morning, causing torrential rain and strong winds. The Korea Meteorological Agency says the typhoon dissipated after making landfall in Jeollanam-do province at around noon. The typhoon battered the southern regions with heavy downpours and strong winds since late Friday night, also disrupting flight and ferry operations in Busan and Jeju Island. The Korea Airports Corporation said at least 52 flights have been canceled nationwide, and the Coast Guard also announced that some 100 ferries halted services. Though the typhoon has now turned into a tropical storm, the weather agency says rainy conditions are expected to continue nationwide, especially in the southern regions, so precautions are still advised until Sunday. 2019-07-20 In-depth: Global market wrap-up It's time now for an in-depth look at the markets this afternoon, and for that I'm joined on the line by Dr. Kim Seiwan, professor of economics at Ewha Womans University. Dr. Kim, thank you for coming on today. You're welcome. Yesterday, President Moon met with the leaders of Korea's five parties to talk about how Korea can respond to Japan's trade restrictions. They of course called on Japan to cancel these measures, but they also agreed to form a national committee to handle the response. What do you think of that? Is that an adequate response, and has Korea given Japan a strong enough warning? The Bank of Korea yesterday cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points. This was unusual because it acted before seeing what the Federal Reserve is going to do. Did it do that because of the Japan situation? We are of course expecting a rate cut from the Fed too at the end of this month. Will there be more cuts later in the year, possible from the Bank of Korea? The BOK is lower than the Fed right now. Japan is planning to take Korea off its whitelist of trading partners. There'll be a public hearing on this next Wednesday. There is some public opposition to this in Japan. Do you think it's enough to cause Japan to change course? Now, if Korea is taken off the white list, what products will that affect and how big would the impact be on the economy? Alright, Dr. Kim. Very interesting discussion. We'll have to leave it there, though. Thanks so much for coming in, and have a great weekend. 2019-07-19
