SEOUL -- South Korea's hopes for a deal to avoid high U.S. tariffs are riding on the strength of its shipbuilding industry and its appetite for American energy, but whether this will be enough is unclear.
Seoul sees shipbuilding as best bet to win over Trump

Images of acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are shown on a TV news program at the Seoul Rail Station on April 9. © AP
SEOUL -- South Korea's hopes for a deal to avoid high U.S. tariffs are riding on the strength of its shipbuilding industry and its appetite for American energy, but whether this will be enough is unclear.