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

Published: Aug. 28, 2019, 9:59 a.m.

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\u2019s not the only Scandinavian with \u201cflight shame\u201d.