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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to hold final tariff talks Thursday before Aug. 1 deadline: Seoul
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol will hold tariff talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington ...
South Korea exports to rise in July ahead of US tariff deadline: Reuters poll
South Korea's exports likely climbed in July for a second straight month on robust chip sales and frontloading ahead of a U.S ...
South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan’s
The agreement that Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the ...
Extension of US-China tariff pause ‘likely’ – South Korea eager to get trade pact signed, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says
They’re talking right now, but the decision-maker, of course, is President Trump,” Lutnick said of the state of negotiations ...
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 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 ...
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South Korea proposes MASGA plan to dodge Trump tariffs
South Korea has suggested a multibillion-dollar shipbuilding project, Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA), to ...
South Korea Weighs US Investment Pledge to Trim Auto Tariff
The US and South Korea have discussed creating a fund to invest in American projects as part of a trade deal, similar to an ...
Tariffs on South Korea’s products threaten the ‘K-beauty’ boom in the US
In the United States and elsewhere, Korean cosmetics, or K-beauty for short, have dominated the trend. A craze for all-in-one ...
South Korea's Celltrion says tapped to buy US pharma factory to offset tariff risk
South Korean pharmaceutical firm Celltrion said on Tuesday that in an attempt to offset the risk of U.S. tariffs it had ...
Korea’s Economy Posts Rebound Amid Tariff, Property Risks
South Korea’s economy returned to growth last quarter after a modest contraction in the previous period, signaling resilience ...
Exclusive-Tesla Signs $4.3 Billion LGES Battery Deal, Source Says, Reducing China Reliance
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a $4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage ...