Japanese public broadcaster NHK was accused by local civic groups on Thursday of selectively airing misinformed opinions that were in favor of an agreement between Seoul and Tokyo on the “comfort women” issue. The groups — Violence Against Women in War Research Action Center and the National Movement for Resolving the Issue of the Military Comfort Women — held a press conference at the National Diet’s House of Representatives to address what they called NHK’s “biased program” on Jan. 24. “NHK has created a bias towards South Korea by manipulating information regarding public opinion and movement.

Despite the rhetoric, the Trump administration is unlikely to make a drastic change to its relations with North Korea in the long term, as its deep economic ties with China, the North’s primary backer, would limit its policy options, said Choi Jong-kun, a renowned scholar on Northeast Asian security in Seoul. He stressed South Korea badly needs strategic thinking in its relations with allies and neighbors, and the country should avoid getting involved in unnecessary disputes to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea’s finance minister said Wednesday that he will put more policy priority on creating more jobs in the new year to reinvigorate the economy. “The government will accelerate its drive to focus on job creation,” Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said in a minister-level meeting held in Seoul.

The head of the Swedish central bank has said changing to a cashless society is a major trend as a growing number of people are rapidly reducing the use of notes and coins in favor of electronic payments. Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves said notes and coins are not going to disappear, though they will be used less and less.