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South Korea factory activity shrinks for 6th month on tariff concerns, PMI shows
South Korea's factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in July, as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs weighed on ...
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
Trump has promised that his tax hikes on the nearly $3 trillion in goods imported to the United States will usher in newfound ...
South Korea’s new tax proposals derail one of the world’s best performing stock markets of 2025.
Its 30% rally so far in 2025 places it firmly among the world’s leading performers and for American investors buying country ...
FACTBOX-Key tariff plans for South Korea, Brazil and India
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, one of a number of such ...
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Washington and South Korea Reach Trade and Tariffs Deal After Korea Resists ‘Strong Pressure’ To Allow America Into Its Agriculture Sector
South Korean manufacturers are also relieved that Washington will be slapping tariffs of 15 percent, not 25 percent, on ...
Consumers stockpile Korean skincare products as tariff uncertainty looms
South Korea is one of the countries that hopes to secure a trade deal before the Aug. 1 date President Donald Trump set for ...
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S. Korea's finance minister pledges 'best' efforts in tariff talks with Lutnick
South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol vowed Wednesday to do his "best" to reach a trade deal with the United States, ...
After decade in court, Samsung, South Korea face new test
When South Korea's Supreme Court acquitted Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee on July 17, it closed a legal ...