South Korea’s exports unexpectedly expanded for a third consecutive month in April, even as President Trump’s sweeping tariffs have started to hurt international trade.

Washington’s Indo-Pacific allies have so far avoided such ire but Trump will eventually turn toward them – and likely pick the same fights that he has with Europe. South Korea seems particularly vulnerable because it has the two characteristics that Trump dislikes most in American allies: a large,

South Korea’s export growth stalled in April in a worrisome sign for the trade-driven economy as officials scramble to cope with Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff campaign.