Free-trade pact: Further talks needed between US and South Korea

Trump has pressed ahead with efforts to revise the deal, while seeking solidarity from Moon against North's nuclear provocations

Officials from the US and South Korea said further talks were needed to revise their free-trade pact, a negotiation straining ties between the allies as they grapple with Kim Jong Un’s growing nuclear-weapons threat.
 
The US presented proposals to improve auto exports and lift trade barriers during a meeting with South Korea counterparts Friday in Washington, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement. While both sides agreed to hold more talks soon, South Korea’s top negotiator, Yoo Myung-hee, said afterward that “the negotiation is not easy,” according to Yonhap News.
 
“We have much work to do to