US-Korea Talks Remain Stuck Over Auto Tariff, Visa Issues (1)

South Korea remains in talks with the US over contentious issues, including visa restrictions and auto tariffs, the Asian nation’s top trade negotiator said, underscoring the economic stakes as Seoul works to ease frictions with Washington.

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo returned from Washington after meeting US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and key members of Congress to press for progress in talks, he told reporters upon arriving in Incheon on Friday.

Yeo said he urged swift resolution of visa issues facing Korean workers in the US, after more than 300 employees were detained earlier this month at a battery plant under ...