South Korea trade envoy urges Vietnam, Mexico to seek deals with US over tariffs

SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) - South Korea's top trade envoy Cheong In-kyo urged his Vietnamese and Mexican counterparts to actively seek deals with Washington over U.S. tariffs to help allow Korean businesses continue to operate in the countries, Seoul's ministry said.

Cheong also agreed with Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang to cooperate on efforts to stabilise critical mineral supply chains, the ministry said.

Cheong met his counterparts on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of trade representatives.