South Korea industry and trade ministers to visit US seeking cooperation

South Korea industry and trade ministers to visit US seeking cooperation

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Acting President asked business leaders to find opportunities to work with Trump

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's industry and trade ministers plan to travel to the United States as early as possible to discuss cooperation, the government said in a statement.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok asked business leaders who will visit the United States this week to find opportunities to work with US President Donald Trump's administration, the statement said.

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Choi also said the private sector and the government needed to work as "one team" to respond to changing environments in trade amid a series of Trump's moves to impose tariffs on imports into the US, according to the statement.