South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan and top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo will meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington again on Friday in a bid to move closer to a deal on tariffs,

South Korea pushes for mutually beneficial US deal, aiming to avoid steep tariffs and expand shipbuilding cooperation.

Trade negotiations between South Korea and the U.S. have been delayed due to a scheduling conflict with the U.S. Treasury Secretary. As South Korea exhaustively attempts to create concessions to avoid significant tariffs,