Topic: South Korea
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican push to expand President Barack Obama's powers to negotiate trade deals, amid a broader fight over accords with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.With those three deals edging towards approval in the divided US Congress, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Rob Portman on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to quickly send three long-delayed free-trade pacts to Congress for approval, rather than wait until after the August congressional recess.Portman, a former U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Republicans on Thursday renewed pressure on President Barack Obama to quickly submit free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for action by July 1.But Democrats accused Republicans of delaying a vote on the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 100 U.S. Democratic lawmakers asked on Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss their concerns about his plan to seek congressional approval of a trade deal with South Korea."At a time when our economy is ...
The United States and South Korea agreed on Saturday to postpone until 2015 Washington's transfer of wartime command of allied South Korean forces to Seoul, US President Barack Obama said.Currently, if war were to break out on the Korean peninsula the United ...
The United States Monday declared its military support for South Korea was "unequivocal" in the face of a new crisis with North Korea and launched a review of its policies toward Pyongyang.A White House statement came shortly after South Korea suspended trade ...
US military commanders are offering a strident defense of plans to give South Korea control of both nations' forces in two years, brushing aside concerns it could worsen the threat from North Korea.As of April 17, 2012, South Korea is set to ...
President Barack Obama made no commitments to move forward on stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea during private talks with lawmakers this week, a top ally said Thursday. "In terms of specific trade agreements, there was no discussion," ...
Highlights of Obama's trip to AsiaA day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia: Tuesday, Nov. 17: Events in Beijing.Wednesday, Nov. 18: Events in Beijing. Travels to Seoul, South Korea.Thursday, Nov. 19: Copyright 2009 AP News
The top US trade negotiator said that finalizing a trade deal with South Korea was " Obama as a senator opposed the draft accord sealed in 2007 and ordered a review after entering the White House.Speaking before the US-Korea Business Council, US ...
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