He also said he wants South Korea to pay the cost of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system, which he estimated at $ 1 billion, and intends to renegotiate or terminate a U.S. free trade pact with South Korea because of a deep trade deficit with Seoul. (reuters.com)
The European Union offered Britain talks this year on a future free trade pact but made clear in negotiating guidelines issued on Friday that London must first agree to EU demands on the terms of Brexit. (fortune.com)
It also spelled out EU resistance to Britain scrapping swathes of tax, environmental and labour laws if it wants to have an eventual free trade pact. (fortune.com)