South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said on Saturday that Seoul plans to approach trade talks with the United States "calmly and cautiously."

South Korean and Japanese officials are putting on their politest smiles and heading to Washington. Akazawa Ryosei, the minister leading negotiations for Japan, visited the White House on April 16th and donned a MAGA hat.

Here are some of the key issues that may be discussed during the South Korea-U.S. trade talks. South Korea faces looming reciprocal tariffs, which Trump set at 25%, as well as item-specific tariffs on products such as steel, autos and semiconductors.