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South Korea and the United States have been discussing a shipbuilding tie-up that could include investments to modernise U.S. shipyards and more help to repair the U.S. naval fleet as Seoul seeks better tariff terms,
The agreement that Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States.
North Korea issued a warning to Washington, insisting that any attempt by President Donald Trump’s second administration to revive stalled denuclearisation talks would be “nothing but a mockery.” In a statement broadcast by North Korean state media,
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The Chosun Ilbo on MSNSouth Korea’s industry sector steps up in US trade talks
South Korea’s top economic, trade, and foreign affairs officials have converged on Washington, D.C., in a last-ditch effort to finalize a trade agreement with the United States before President Donald Trump’s August 1 deadline for imposing 25% reciprocal tariffs.
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Al Jazeera on MSNIn South Korea, Trump’s tariff threats place US love affair under strain
South Koreans’ perceptions of the US have taken a dive amid Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and trade agenda.
Three South Korean cabinet-level officials met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington in a push to close a trade deal, Seoul said on Wednesday, squaring off with a key U.S. official driving a hard bargain just ahead of a deadline.
While Moscow and Pyongyang launch their first direct flights in decades, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister slams the door on any talks with South Korea. CNN’s Will Ripley breaks down why.
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.