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South Korea to prepare mutually agreeable trade package

South Korea to prepare mutually agreeable trade package as US tariff deadline looms
South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday.
South Korea Seeks Mutually Agreeable U.S. Trade Package
The package will include shipbuilding cooperation, a sector of high interest to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who discussed the matter with South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Friday,
South Korea prepares U.S. trade package Reuters reports
South Korea is preparing a trade package that will be agreeable with the U.S. ahead of meeting planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline
US-South Korea trade talks postponed over Bessent schedule as tariff deadline looms
The two sides will reschedule the meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, as well as the top trade envoys of both countries, as soon as possible,
South Korean negotiators want a trade package based on fairness with Trump
South Korea is trying to secure a mutual trade package with President Donald Trump before August 1, when U.S. tariffs on Korean exports are set to snap back to 25%. The presidential office in Seoul said on Saturday that officials are preparing a deal they hope both countries can agree on ahead of minister-level meetings

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