Korean trade minister ousted amid US tariff pressure

Yeo Han-koo, South Korea’s top trade negotiator who played a key role in major trade issues including last year’s tariff negotiations with the United States, was ousted Friday. President Lee Jae Myung dismissed Yeo, minister for trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, effective midnight Friday, according to the ministry. The dismissal was unusual in that Yeo was removed from public office through an administrative measure that unilaterally strips an official of their position. The g