South Korea-US ministerial tariff talks

South Korea held the ministerial-level trade talks with U.S. to minimize the impact of the tariffs, on the sidelines of the APEC meeting taking place on Jejudo Island in South Korea. The APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting has kicked off on Jejudo Island, bringing together trade ministers from 21 member-states, including the U.S., China and Japan, to discuss global trade. U.S. 

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is set to hold separate talks with South Korean shipbuilding companies HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean on Friday. It reaffirms Washington’s strong commitment to cooperating with Korea in shipbuilding and could give Seoul leverage in the ongoing negotiations.