SEJONG, South Korea -- South Korea's finance minister said Tuesday that the country will decide by June if it will join a Japan-led 11-member economic bloc, as the U.S. widens protectionist measures against the export-driven economy.
Kim Dong-yeon said that the ministry will take a stand on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, after discussion with other government departments. Trade ministers from 11 countries gathered in Santiago, the capital of Chile, to sign the agreement earlier this month.
