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South Korea to step up US trade talks before tariffs kick in on August 1
South Korea said it planned to intensify trade talks with the United States and considered U.S. President Donald Trump's plan ...
South Korea Keeps Its Chin Up as Trump Wields Tariff Threat
The country’s new president, in office for a little over a month, had just dispatched his senior deputies to Washington to ...
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Trump says new tariffs aim to offset US troop expenses in South Korea
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that tariffs he plans to impose on South Korea are intended to “even out” what he ...
Big tech rules, agriculture among issues in US trade talks with South Korea
South Korea was one of the first countries to start U.S. trade talks when both sides agreed in April to craft a package aimed ...
Trump sets new tariffs on good from Japan, South Korea, 12 other nations
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a ...
What South Korea and Japan Have in Common—Bar Prospective 25% Tariffs
Japan and South Korea have until Aug. 1 to agree new trade terms with the U.S., or face 25% “reciprocal” tariffs. The two ...
Japan, South Korea face 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders
By Jeff Mason, Bart H. Meijer and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump opened a new ...
Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan
While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been ...