SEOUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - South Korea needs more discussion with the U.S. on a trade deal they reached last year, the industry minister said after two days of talks through Friday with his counterpart,

Spurred by government policies and the global A.I. boom, the market’s value has jumped by hundreds of billions of dollars. Individual investors have piled in.

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick conclude talks in Washington - Anadolu Ajansı

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea did not reach a conclusion in the first day of face-to-face talks on trade issues, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on the country's goods.

President Trump said Seoul was not moving fast enough to implement the agreement, which calls for South Korea to invest billions in the United States.

The bill aims to establish a state-run investment corporation and fund to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment pledge to Washington.

South Korea has placed overseas travel bans on three people as part of an investigation into alleged drone flights over North Korea that have deepened animosities between the rivals

U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby praised South Korea as a "model ally" during meetings with senior officials in Seoul on Monday.

Trump threatened South Korea with increased tariffs after he claimed that Seoul's legislature has not approved the country's trade deal with Washington.

SEOUL, Jan 31 — South Korea’s latest social craze is golden, salty and best shared in fistfuls. What

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's exports likely rose at the fastest annualised pace in more than four years in January due to surging demand for artificial intelligence chips and favourable calendar effects,