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Trump announces tariff deal with South Korea — U.S.'s 6th-biggest trading partner

South Korea appears to be the latest key U.S. trading partner to reach an agreement with the Trump administration, ahead of a Friday deadline when hefty tariffs take effect.
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Washington and South Korea Reach Trade and Tariffs Deal After Korea Resists ‘Strong Pressure’ To Allow America Into Its Agriculture Sector

South Korean manufacturers are also relieved that Washington will be slapping tariffs of 15 percent, not 25 percent, on ...

Consumers stockpile Korean skincare products as tariff uncertainty looms

South Korea is one of the countries that hopes to secure a trade deal before the Aug. 1 date President Donald Trump set for ...
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S. Korea's finance minister pledges 'best' efforts in tariff talks with Lutnick

South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol vowed Wednesday to do his "best" to reach a trade deal with the United States, ...

After decade in court, Samsung, South Korea face new test

When South Korea's Supreme Court acquitted Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee on July 17, it closed a legal ...

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 ...

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 ...