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South Korea reassures on US investment pledge after Trump threatens to hike tariffs
South Korea scrambled on Tuesday to assure the U.S. it remained committed to implementing a trade deal after President Donald Trump said he would hike tariffs on autos and other imports from its ally,...

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South Korea scrambles to pass U.S. investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs
Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal
Trump says hiking tariffs on South Korean goods to 25%
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would raise tariffs on South Korean goods including autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals, taking aim at the country for "not living up to" an earlier trade p...

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Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%
Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because the country ‘is not living up’ to trade agreement
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 threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% because its legislature hasn't approved trade deal yet
Donald Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korea imports to 25% because the country ‘is not living up’ to trade agreement

Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%

President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, citing the country’s slow ratification of a trade deal.

CNBC Daily Open: Trump turns tariff pressure back on South Korea — but markets are focused on Big Tech earnings

U.S. equities remain resilient, as investors positioned themselves ahead of Big Tech earnings.

Pentagon plans to give South Korea primary role in deterring North Korea threats under new strategy

A new Pentagon document says its defense strategy is pivoting toward burden-sharing as the U.S. plans a "more limited" role in deterring North Korea and other parts of the world.

South Korea's Hyundai Steel plans $2.9 billion capital increase for US steel plant

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Steel said in a regulatory filing on Monday its affiliate Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana LLC plans a capital increase worth $2.9 billion for facilities investment in a US steel plant.