South Korea's exports are estimated to have risen in February, a Reuters poll showed, but the return to growth was largely due to more working days in the month and economists said the country's trade momentum was weakening amid a global tariff war.
South Korea's acting President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed tariffs, investment and forex policy in a video call, South Korea's finance ministry said on Friday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial law last year.