South Korea's new finance minister and the country's top trade envoy will meet with U.S. counterparts on Friday for talks on U.S. tariffs, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday.

Fanning concerns, South Korea's trade minister suggested last week that Seoul could make concessions on some agricultural imports, although he said sensitive items should be protected, as part of any deal to eliminate or reduce punishing U.S. tariffs on cars, steel and other key exports.

Tourism is one of the few areas in North Korea not subject to UN Security Council sanctions. South Korean officials believe individual travel would comply with international sanctions, as it doesn’t involve direct cash transfers or significant financial transactions.

South Korea's economy likely returned to growth last quarter, supported by a modest rebound in exports and a gradual recovery in domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists found.

Seoul is preparing for a diplomatic push in the final days before the Aug 1 deadline. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The pilots of the South Korean airliner that crashed and killed 179 people switched off the wrong engine, a report has revealed.

Yoon’s additional indictments mean he will remain in jail for up to six months as he faces a trial at the Seoul Central District Court on his Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

Relatives of the Jeju Air disaster victims objected to the report in a stormy scene at a news conference, complaining that it blamed the pilots prematurely.

A U.S.-South Korean dual citizen who has violated six deportation orders from Canada was sentenced Monday for his latest transgression.

A South Korean special counsel team said Monday that it has summoned former President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over election meddling charges.