South Korea's new finance minister and the country's top trade envoy will meet in Washington with U.S. counterparts on Friday for talks on U.S. tariffs, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday.

On July 29, local time, U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on the imminent conclusion of tariff negotiations with South Korea. Speaking to reporters upon his return to the White House from a trip to Scotland,

President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a subtle punch at India in announcing a trade deal with its rival Pakistan after slapping India with 25% tariffs over the country’s ties to U.S. rival Russia. Trump joked that Pakistan could be “selling Oil to India some day!”