South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha answers questions during a meeting with correspondents at the South Korean Embassy in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Asia Today
July 14 (Asia Today) -- South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha will temporarily return to Seoul for consultations with government officials on a range of diplomatic, security and trade issues, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Kang will stay in South Korea from Wednesday through Sunday and meet officials from the presidential National Security Office and other government agencies.
Her return comes amid concern that a dispute over the treatment of U.S.-based e-commerce company Coupang could complicate negotiations between Seoul and Washington on other bilateral issues.
A Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee report recently accused the South Korean government of discriminating against Coupang and other American-owned companies.
