South Korea proposes shipbuilding project to US in trade talks: Report
has proposed a multi-billion dollar
shipbuilding project
to the U.S. during trade talks, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.
The suggested project consists of a package that encompasses large-scale investments in the U.S. by private South Korean shipbuilders and financial support such as loans and guarantees to support them, Yonhap reported.
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