South Korea News News South Korea » Trade: Trump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation
The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea to ease FX rules for foreigners to trade won easier
South Korea laid out a detailed plan to make the won freely tradable among foreigners, its boldest step yet to liberalise the forex market and bring the currency closer to full convertibility. The ...
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea Pushes Won Bonds to Cut Reliance on Dollar Funding
Seoul is advancing a multi-front strategy to reduce South Korea's dependence on dollar-denominated financing, using won-denominated Treasury bonds.
News South Korea » Trade: ‘Substantial Progress’ Made in South Korea-US Trade Agreement, Official Says
South Korea and the United States could see a trade deal as soon as the end of the month, according to Seoul’s top policy lead. Chief South Korean presidential secretary for policy Kim Yong-beom on ...
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea details plan to make won freely tradable abroad
South Korea laid out a detailed plan to make the won freely tradable among foreigners, its boldest step yet to liberalise the foreign-exchange market.
News South Korea » Trade: Factbox-US, South Korea Release Details of Trade Deal
(Reuters) -Here are some of the details released on Friday by the U.S. and South Korea on a trade deal. The two countries released a joint fact sheet on the summit meeting last month between U.S.
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea’s Exports Surge by Most Since 1978 on Red-Hot Demand for Chips
The global artificial-intelligence buildout continues to fuel demand for chips.
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea moves to pursue trade deals with Argentina, Uruguay
South Korea is seeking public input as it prepares to pursue trade agreements with Argentina and Uruguay, two emerging South American economies with significant ...
News South Korea » Trade: Trump lands in South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the final leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese President ...
News South Korea » Trade: South Korea’s Parliament Mounts Rare Bipartisan Effort to Avert US Tariffs
Both President Lee Jae-myung and the National Assembly want to send a clear message to Trump that they are working to expedite implementation of the trade deal. The South Korean government and rival ...
News South Korea » Trade: Understanding Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat Against South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung in the Oval Office, Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok In a late January ...
News South Korea » Trade: South Korean company paid Trump $2 million amid trade investigation
A South Korean investor paid Trump's company $2 million while its aluminum firm fought a Commerce Department trade case, raising new conflict-of-interest questions.