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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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...