President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat marked the culmination of broader tensions in the trade relationship between Washington and Seoul, which has also been exacerbated by frustration over Korean digital-services regulations. Vice President JD Vance met with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok last week in Washington and warned him against penalizing US tech firms including Coupang Inc., according to a person familiar with the discussion. The US-based e-commerce company is an Amazon-like retailer that is widely popular in South Korea and under scrutiny for a data breach last year.Read More
US Trade Spat With South Korea Driven by Tech Rules, Gridlock
