During tariff negotiations, Korea had pushed for an overarching investment SPV, but the US recently moved to scrap that plan and instead proceed with project-specific SPVs that could make it harder for Seoul to recover its investment

Last year, Korea pledged to invest US$200 in energy and cutting-edge technology in the US in exchange for a lower tariff rate

Washington is pressuring South Korea to commit more than the $350 billion it initially agreed to invest in the United States as part of their bilateral tariff d