Trump "Increases South Korea's Tariff to 25%"… Blue House "No Official Notification, Emergency Meeting" U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would raise the mutual tariffs and tariffs on items such as automobiles from South Korea back to 25%, prompting the Blue House to prepare countermeasures. The Blue House stated on the 27th through a media notice that "an emergency meeting will be held in the morning, chaired by Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom, with participation from relevant ministries." Regarding President Trump's notification of the tariff increase, the Blue House said, "There has been no official notification or detailed explanation from the U.S. government yet," and added, "Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-kwan, who is currently staying in Canada, plans to visit the U.S. soon to discuss related matters with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Rutnik."