South Korea's exports likely climbed in July for a second straight month on robust chip sales and frontloading ahead of a U.S. tariff deadline, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

South Koreas top economic officials are in Washington seeking to finalize a trade agreement with the United States as a deadline looms for steep tariffs. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol joined Industry Minister

South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday he would seek a mutually beneficial trade deal when he meets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

SEOUL (Reuters) -Talks between top South Korean and U.S. officials to negotiate over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have been postponed due to a scheduling conflict for U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, South Korea's finance ministry said on Thursday.

Three South Korean cabinet-level officials met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington in a push to close a trade deal, Seoul said on Wednesday, squaring off with a key U.S. official driving a hard bargain just ahead of a deadline.

South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Tuesday pledged to make every effort to reach what he called a "mutually beneficial" trade agreement with the United States ahead of this week's negotiation deadline.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday he would try to derive a mutually beneficial trade agreement with the United States, in comments ahead of his departure to Washington to meet U.

South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday he would seek a mutually beneficial trade deal when he meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for talks this week, just days before an August 1 deadline expires to avoid punishing tariffs.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol began trade talks with U.S. officials just hours after landing in Washington, Korea’s Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The talks lasted for two hours from 3 p.