South Korea: KORUS talks could begin by end of year or in early 2018

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Dec. 18 announced the completion of its statutory requirements for renegotiating trade deals and said it would push for talks on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement to begin as early as this month. "Starting with talks within this year or early next year, we will push for follow-up negotiations with a three- to four-week interval," the ministry said, according to the state-backed news service Yonhap. The ministry, in a Dec. 18...