The countries are looking to offset costs associated with President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on automobile imports.

Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are major U.S. trading partners, although they have been at loggerheads among themselves over issues, including territorial disputes.

President Donald Trump surprised global markets with his much-anticipated announcement of sweeping import tariffs. How will they affect U.S. consumers?

China, Japan, and South Korea agreed to a joint response to US tariffs after their first economic dialogue in five years. They plan to strengthen supply chains, cooperate on export controls, and pursue a free trade agreement.

On April 2, in a theatrical White House event, U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out a series of massive tariffs that will affect almost every foreign country. In one sense, his announcement wasn’t a surprise: from the moment he took office,

President Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Japan (24%) and South Korea (25%) were largely in line with market expectations.

Ahead of the rollout of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China has reached out to fellow Asian countries in an apparent bid to create partnerships to minimise the fallout from tariffs

The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years. Read more at straitstimes.com.