South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on Friday.

South Korea has asked the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude the country from proposed tariffs, citing an existing free trade agreement and low import duties, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Friday.

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low duties on American products under the free trade agreement between the two nations.

The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political minefield in the South.

Australia this month made an initial $500 million payment toward its purchase of U.S.-made nuclear submarines.

South Korea on Thursday held joint military air drills with the US to deter North Korean military threats, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry. Watch in for more details!