South Korea is turning to Southwest Asia as a new export market with a focus on Bangladesh as it seeks to expand trade with the energy-rich, populous region as part of efforts to reduce reliance on the US and China, said South Korea's top trade negotiator.

[caption id="attachment_33833" align="alignleft" width="536"] South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (center) grants credentials to new Bangladeshi Ambassador Toufiq Islam Shatil (left) on Sept. 2, 2025 (Courtesy of South Korean Presidential House)[/...