South Korea says it must hold further talks with Washington before a promised reduction in U.S. import tariffs on Korean cars can take effect, leaving a 15 % duty—due to replace the current 25 % rate on Thursday—in doubt.
South Korea’s Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan told parliament on Wednesday that Seoul and Washington “need additional consultations” to set a start date for the lower tariff on car exports to the United States.
The uncertainty follows President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that most South-Korean goods, including vehicles, would face a reduced 15 % levy as part of a wider trade accord with a key Asian ally. The new rate is scheduled to begin on Thursday, but Kim said no timetable had been finalised.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said he would travel to Washington this week to urge the White House to sign an executive order that would similarly lower U.S. duties on Japanese cars.
Kim added that the two countries would keep talking about proposed online-platform legislation to ensure U.S. technology companies are treated on a par with domestic operators, an issue that “remains a major concern” for U.S. officials and businesses.
No deal was reached on opening South Korea’s farm market to more U.S. beef, rice or fruit, but the minister agreed to streamline quarantine inspections—regarded in Washington as a non-tariff barrier. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said the United States had pressed for “a rational and scientific” clearance process for produce exports.
The tariff dispute comes as South Korea, the world’s seventh-largest exporter, seeks to balance its security alliance with the United States against economic ties with China, its biggest trading partner.
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South Korea’s defense ministry summoned Japan’s defence envoy to object to the annual white paper published in Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in the East Sea.
Panic erupted on a Seoul subway train after a man allegedly set a fire onboard, prompting the evacuation of over 400 passengers through a tunnel and sending 21 people to hospital with minor injuries.
Around 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to South Korean lawmakers citing information from the country’s intelligence agency. The total number of North Korean troops deployed to fight alongside Russia is reported to be 15,000.
South Korea will release a preliminary report on the deadly Jeju Air crash on Monday, investigating factors like bird strikes and a concrete embankment that worsened the disaster. 179 people died in the December 29 incident.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
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Russian forces struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa for a second consecutive day on Saturday (13 December), deploying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in the conflict, Ukrainian authorities said.
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova says the Kyiv authorities have still not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of Ukrainian children it claims were illegally taken to Russia, despite the issue being raised during talks in Istanbul.
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Chileans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff that could deliver the country’s strongest move to the right since the end of military rule in 1990, as crime and security dominate voter concerns.
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Farmers in France staged protests on Saturday (13 December) over the culling of cattle linked to an outbreak of nodular dermatitis, commonly known as lumpy skin disease (LSD).
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