South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas

South Korea’s finance minister to discuss trade issues with US treasury secretary next week

South Korea, under acting President Han Duck-soo, has engaged actively with senior Trump administration officials with the goal of lowering the 25% reciprocal tariff Trump has announced for the country, which he has since paused along with other high tariffs slapped on a string of countries

South Korea to boost shipbuilding, energy cooperation with US for tariff negotiations, trade minister says

Korea will work to bolster its cooperation with the United States in the shipbuilding and energy sectors, Seoul's trade minister said Wednesday, ahead of upcoming negotiations over U.S. import tariffs...

South Korea will try to delay the implementation of tariffs as long as possible in negotiations with the United States, its Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday. Seoul is also looking to cooperate with the Americans in areas of mutual interest, such as shipbuilding and energy, Reuters reports.

South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas

By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee

Seoul plans levy talks with Washington

South Korea's finance minister will visit the United States next week in a bid to minimize the impact of Washington's tariffs on Asia's fourth-largest economy, though uncertainty remains.

South Korea Says Priority in US Negotiations to Delay Tariffs

South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that Seoul will try to delay reciprocal tariffs as much as possible in negotiations with the US, as the prospect of looming duties threatens to hit the export-reliant economy.