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Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip; to meet with Xi on Oct 30
The deal lets Seoul split US$350 billion pledge, pay US$200 billion cash in instalments [GYEONGJU, South Korea] Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on...
Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on Wednesday, and the U.S. president...
Trump Claims Trade Breakthrough With South Korea During Asia Tour
Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised key details of their long-disputed trade pact during a summit in Seoul on Wednesday, while the U.S. president also voiced optimism about his upcoming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping....
Trump says trade agreement with South Korea ‘pretty much finalized’
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and receives a gifted gold crown in Gyeongju, South Korea. The two leaders hammered out details of a trade deal this week.Mark...
S Korea announces lowering of tariffs as part of new US trade deal
Koh Ewe,Singapore and Kathryn Armstrong,London ShareSave The meeting comes as both countries are still trying to reach a trade deal The US and South Korea have reached a broad trade deal, both countries have said following talks between their...
South Korea, US advance talks of $350B trade deal
(NewsNation) — South Korea and the U.S. are advancing talks of a $350 billion trade deal, one of the Asian nation’s top officials told reporters after a meeting between the countries’ leaders on Wednesday. President Donald Trump said a deal with...
Trump and South Korea finalize trade deal as tariffs on auto exports are set to decrease
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are finalizing the details of their trade deal on Wednesday. “We made our deal, pretty much finalized it,” Trump said at a dinner with Lee. Trump and South Korea...
Trump and South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung Agree on Major Trade and Investment Deal
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, met with the President of South Korea, Lee Jae-man, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn...
Trump Pushes Trade Wins in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, expressing optimism about advancing an unresolved tariff deal with President Lee Jae Myung and reaching a trade truce with China’s Xi Jinping. Trump...
Trump visits South Korea as a trade deal with Seoul appears elusive. Follow live updates.
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US and South Korea advance trade talks during Trump’s visit to Seoul. Follow live updates.
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Korea, U.S. finalize bilateral trade deal, agree on $350-billion investment details
Published: 29 Oct. 2025, 20:23 Korean President Lee Jae Myung, rights, toasts U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner event at a hotel in Gyeongju, North GYeongsang, on Oct. 29, following their bilateral summit. [JOITN PRESS CORPS] GYEONGJU,...
Hours Before Trump Arrival, North Korea Test-Fires Cruise Missiles | APEC Summit
Russia Showcases Self-Reliant Aviation Power With Successful MS-21 Test Flight In Irkutsk Russia’s MS-21 aircraft test marks a historic aviation milestone, as the first fully domestically-produced passenger jet successfully completes its flight in...
S Korea announces lowering of some tariffs as part of new US trade deal
Koh Ewe,Singapore and Kathryn Armstrong,London ShareSave The meeting comes as both countries are still trying to reach a trade deal The US and South Korea have reached a broad trade deal, both countries have said following talks between their...
Trump's Asia tour targets trade deals with South Korea, China
US President Donald Trump advances trade talks with South Korea and China during his Asia tour, aiming to ease tariffs and strengthen economic ties. US President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia tour in South Korea on Wednesday,...
‘No Trump’ protests in South Korea as US president finalises trade deal with Lee Jae Myung
Trump's South Korea visit met with protests amid trade talksHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that progressive civic...
(LEAD) [APEC 2025] Trump says U.S., S. Korea reach trade deal
(ATTN: UPDATES with more Trump remarks; CHANGES photo) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and President Lee Jae Myung reached a trade deal that was "pretty much finalized." Trump spoke...
North Korea test-fires cruise missiles as Trump due to arrive in South Korea
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North Korea’s latest missile test comes hours before Trump’s arrival in South Korea
North Korea said on Wednesday that it test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, ahead of the visit of US President Donald Trump to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering,...
North Korea’s top diplomat denounces US as threat to peace at Belarus forum
North Korea’s top diplomat Choe Son Hui denounced the U.S. and the NATO “war machine” as threats to world peace at a security forum in Belarus on Tuesday, urging Eurasian states to unite to counter Washington’s “high-handedness.” The DPRK foreign...