South Korea vows to speed up investment law amid tariffs


— Bloomberg

SEOUL: South Korea will move swiftly to implement investment legislation sought by the United States, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan has pledged after returning from talks in America that he said helped clear up misunderstandings over tariffs. 

Kim told reporters at Incheon Airport late Saturday that discussions with US officials, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, had deepened mutual understanding and clarified that Seoul had no intention of delaying or failing to implement a previously agreed tariff deal with Washington.

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