South Korea, Trade Deal | featured news

President Barack Obama has signed trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, completing years of negotiations and fulfilling U.S. action on the biggest trade deal since the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement.

Congress has passed free-trade agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia, overriding objections from liberal Democrats to advance a key priority for both the White House and congressional leaders.

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The U.S. and South Korea have reached an agreement on a free trade deal to boost American exports and create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs in the largest trade pact in more than a decade.