US may be open to having warships built in Korea: Cheong Wa Da

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Seoul was left with the impression that the Trump administration may be open to having some US naval vessels built in South Korea, a senior presidential official said Thursday, as the two countries continue to explore ways to expand cooperation in naval shipbuilding.

“For now, we have the impression that building something in South Korea is not being ruled out, but we need to look into that further,” the senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“We still ...