US Trade Spat With South Korea Driven by Tech Laws, Gridlock (2)

The Trump administration is demanding that South Korea take concrete steps to implement its six-month-old trade deal with the US in order to prevent tariffs from rising to 25%, according to US officials.

President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat marked the culmination of broader tensions in the trade relationship between Washington and Seoul, which have 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 ...