Seoul asks USTR to postpone KORUS special session, ‘objectively’ analyze effects of deal

South Korea, in its official response to the Trump administration’s request for a special session under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, has asked to postpone the meeting until its new trade minister is appointed and can co-chair the joint committee for Seoul. South Korea also proposed that both sides “objectively examine, analyze and assess the effects” of KORUS, which Seoul -- unlike the Trump administration -- considers a mutually beneficial agreement. “Korea believes it is essential that both sides have...