South Korea has asked the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude the country from proposed tariffs, citing an existing free trade agreement and low import duties, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Friday.

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low duties on American products under the free trade agreement between the two nations.

South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep.

After South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead in her home on February 16, multiple Facebook pages with tens of thousands of followers shared images falsely claiming they show surveillance footage of her last moments in an elevator.

Korean celebrities may be loved by their fans, but make one slip-up and the online abuse starts, often fuelled by mass media.

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber in their first joint air force drill since President Donald Trump began his second term

The exercise marks the countries' first joint air force drill since President Donald Trump began his second term.

South Korea and the United States on Thursday held combined air drills, involving at least one B-1B bomber, the South's Defense Ministry said, in a show of force against North Korean military threats.