South Korean customs agency with the data for the first third of the month:exports +3.8% y/yTrade balance at provisional $-1.23 blnimports +11.1% y/yMeanwhile South Korea and the US are in discussions over the detaining of South Korea workers in the US after a U.S. immigration raid saw 475 workers rounded up at a Hyundai Motor site earlier this week:will discuss establishing a new visa category for KoreansForeign Minister Cho Hyun met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesdaychartered plane carrying the workers will depart the United States on Thursday travelling back to South KoreaCho told Rubio that Koreans were "hurt and shocked" by the arrest of workers "who came to the U.S. to transfer technology and know-how to contribute to the Trump administration's efforts to revive the U.S. manufacturing industry" This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.