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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Dozens of former and current U.S. lawmakers, his former staff and a Korean ambassador gathered at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday to honor late Congressman Charles Rangel, a decorated Korean War veteran and longtime supporter of South Korea. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 6 paras)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration could extend its pause on reciprocal tariffs, which is set to expire next month, a White House spokesperson said Thursday, as South Korea and other countries continue talks with Washington to avoid or minimize the impact of the new tariffs.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing South Korea as a "linchpin" of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific, a senator said Thursday, as it marked the 75th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak. The office of Sen.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Commerce Department has established a process to include more imported automobile parts in the list of those subject to 25 percent tariffs, its release showed Thursday, a move that could affect South Korea's auto part industry.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- A White House spokesperson said Thursday that Asian allies can also raise their defense spending if European allies can do it, a remark that reinforced expectations that the Trump administration may demand South Korea and other Indo-Pacific allies shoulder a greater share of the security burden.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration could extend its pause on reciprocal tariffs, which is set to expire next month, a White House spokesperson said Thursday, as South Korea and other countries continue talks with it to avoid or minimize the impact of the new tariffs. Karoline Leavitt made the remarks as Trump's suspension of reciprocal tariffs, including 25 percent duties on South Korea, is set to end on July 8.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The overwhelming majority of U.S. exports to South Korea are already tariff-free under a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), a think tank report showed Wednesday, stressing that no "compelling" rationale has been found for the Trump administration's "reciprocal" tariffs on the Asian country. The Korea Economic Institute of America released the report, titled "Fairness and Reciprocity?
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the United States said Wednesday that the two countries' commitment to their alliance remains "strong" following the launch of new administrations in both countries this year, as the allies marked the 75th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more info in paras 5-6)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A State Department spokesperson on Tuesday reiterated the Trump administration's commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea, after the United States launched strikes at key nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend.
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en.yna.co.kr | Song Sang-ho
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A State Department spokesperson on Tuesday reiterated the Trump administration's commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea, after the United States launched strikes at key nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend. Tammy Bruce, the spokesperson, made the remarks in response to a question over whether there is a lesson for Pyongyang to learn from the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
