Rough sailing is anticipated in free trade agreement talks with the United States that resume in Seattle this week, with rice and other sensitive issues expected to be taken up for the first time, South Korean officials said Sunday.
The Sept. 6-9 negotiations are the third round since the two countries launched FTA talks in Washington in early June with the aim of signing a deal by the end of this year. The second round ended in Seoul in July without progress. Read the entire article here.
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