South Korea Set to Buy More U.S. Oil and Gas If Trump Becomes President

South Korea’s rising trade surplus with the United States could prompt Korean companies to buy more U.S. oil and gas if Donald Trump becomes president, as he is expected to focus on America’s trade deficit with partners, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. Officials in South Korea have been running scenarios of the country’s future trade and have concluded that a Trump presidency is likely to focus on the state of trade between the U.S. and its partners, including South Korea. The…