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South Korea scrambles to pass US investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs

The bill aims to establish a state-run investment corporation and fund to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment pledge to Washington.

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South Korea to send delegation to US after Trump’s tariff hike

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Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%

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Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement

President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is raising tariffs on goods from South Korea to 25% from 15%.

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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% because its legislature hasn't approved trade deal yet

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Trump to lift tariffs on South Korean imports to 25%, cites trade deal delay

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Explainer-Why has President Trump threatened to raise US tariffs on South Korea again?

The won's near 7% decline against the dollar in the past six months has been a ⁠major source of concern for the country's financial authorities, prompting them ‌to verbally support the South Korean cu...

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Trump says he will hike tariffs on Korea to 25%

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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% over inaction on trade deal

Jeong merger proposal sparks rift inside Democratic Party

S. Korea's Democratic Party split into competing camps after party leader Jeong Cheong-rae abruptly proposed a merger with the Rebuilding Korea Party.

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South Korea Ruling Party to Propose Bill for US Investment Under Tariff Deal, Report Says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's ruling Democratic Party will propose a bill this week that would facilitate the country's investment in the U.S. under a deal that cuts tariffs on the country's exports, financial news service Money Today reported on Tuesday.

Controversy mounts over US president directly pressuring Korea’s legislature

Remarks by US President Donald Trump criticizing delays in South Korea’s legislative process and warning of renewed tariff hikes sparked debate in Seoul on Tues

Democratic Party processes Kim Byung-ki resignation after expulsion vote

S. Korea's Democratic Party began processing Rep. Kim Byung-ki's resignation letter, a move came after the party's ethics body decided to expel him

Former South Korean prime minister Lee Hae-chan dies aged 73 in Vietnam

Mr Lee Hae-chan died while travelling to attend a regional advisory committee meeting. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Main Opposition party rep stops hunger strike after former South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s visit

SEOUL: Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main Opposition People Power Party, ended his hunger strike Thursday (Jan 22) following a meeting with former President Park Geun-hye, who visited the National Assembly in a rare public appearance.