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Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea's 'steel city'
Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea's 'steel city'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington's swingeing new tariffs on the port city's largest export. It is home to the nation's top steelmaker, POSCO, a major force in South Korea's industrialisation and development as an export powerhouse, alongside giants like Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel.