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Gavin Blackburn

Trump given golden crown in South Korea with trade deal 'pretty much finalised' but not signed

The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion (€300 billion) that would be invested in the US economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump.

Both were gifts from the country's President Lee Jae Myung who dialled up the adulation while Washington and Seoul worked to nail down financial promises during the last stop of Trump’s Asia trip.

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