South Korea cannot pay $350 billion to US for tariff deal as Trump suggests, top aide says

South Korea is unable to pay $350 billion upfront in investment in the United States as President Donald Trump suggested under a deal to cut tariffs and is seeking an alternative solution, Seoul's presidential adviser said on Saturday. Since a handshake deal by the allies' leaders in July to lower US tariffs to 15% from 25%, as Trump earlier imposed, South Korea has said the $350 billion in investment would be in the form of loans and loan guarantees as well as equity. Trump in remarks this week said South Korea would provide the investment "upfront", despite Seoul's contention that kind of outlay could plunge Asia's fourth largest economy into a financial crisis. "The position we're talking about is not...