(Bloomberg) — South Korean firms announced a flurry of deals with US businesses, including $50 billion in agreements with Boeing Co. and GE Aerospace, after the nations’ leaders met in-person for the first time in Washington on Monday.

The two sides had reached a last-minute trade deal at the end of July that set tariffs on U.S. imports from South Korea at 15%, allowing Seoul to avoid the 25% rate that US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose.

Despite a charm offensive from President Lee Jae Myung, and Trump’s previous criticisms that the Asian nation has more unfair tariffs than China, that deal remains in place.

Aviation has proved the big initial winner from the meeting, with Korean Air Lines Co. planning to order more than 100 Boeing Co. jets worth $36.2 billion and inking

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