South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said on Thursday that the government would seek to advance negotiations with the U.S. over tariffs in a bid to shake off the burden, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

South Korea is seeking to cut a “big” trade deal with the US after a last-minute phone call between Donald Trump and Acting President Han Duck-soo raised the prospects of bringing some relief to the export-reliant nation hit hard by the US tariffs blitz.