Han Duck-soo’s Risky Negotiation With Donald Trump

Han Duck-soo’s Risky Negotiation With Donald Trump

Han and his ministers are rushing to sign a trade deal with Washington, but their primary job as an acting government is to maintain a status quo.

Acting South Korean President Expects Positive Outcome From US Trade Talks

South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo expects this week’s trade talks with the United States to set the two nations on course toward a mutually beneficial outcome, he said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent on imports from the East Asian nation earlier this month, which he later paused for 90 days. However, tariffs on the auto and steel sectors remain at 25 percent. Han …

South Korea's acting president Han expects positive outcome from US trade talks

By Hyunsu Yim

Korea’s acting president says he won’t fight US ahead of tariff negotiations

The comments have led to concern that Korea will end up bowing to pressure from the US in negotiations

S. Korea, US to hold 2+2 trade talks Thursday: acting president

South Korea and the United States will hold "2+2" trade talks involving their finance and trade ministers in Washington on Thursday, acting President Han Duck-soo said, in what will be the first round of high-level negotiations to ease U.S. tariffs. The meeting, scheduled for 8 a.m. (local time), or 9 p.m. in South Korea, will bring together Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun from the South Korean side and Treasury Se…

South Korea’s Acting President Optimistic About Reaching Beneficial Outcome In U.S. Trade Talks

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will attend a joint meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on April 24 in Washington The post South Korea’s Acting President Optimistic About Reaching Beneficial Outcome In U.S. Trade Talks appeared first on StratNews Global.