US, South Korea Set for Trade Negotiation as Tariffs Hit Economy

Ships under construction at a shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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South Korea and the US will kick off trade negotiations this week as the Asian export powerhouse seeks to persuade Donald Trump’s administration to ease the punitive levies that are starting to bite the economy.