Seoul plans levy talks with Washington

South Korea's finance minister will visit the United States next week in a bid to minimize the impact of Washington's tariffs on Asia's fourth-largest economy, though uncertainty remains.

Choi Sang-mok, also deputy prime minister, is scheduled to meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington during next week's G20 finance ministers' meeting and the annual International Monetary Fund gathering, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The meeting was initiated at Bessent's suggestion, South Korea's finance ministry said.