South Korea's Yoon meets Elon Musk in pitch for investment

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Washington, DC to call for investment in his country, news agency Yonhap reported, citing a presidential aide. The two met on Wednesday at Musk's request while Yoon is in the United States for a six-day state visit, Yonhap said. Yoon touted South Korea as an ideal country for Tesla to build a gigafactory, citing the country's cutting-edge industrial robots and high-skilled workers, the news report said. He also offered to provide support including tax benefits to attract the electric-vehicle maker's manufacturing plant. Musk told Yoon that South Korea remains one of the top candidates for a Tesla Gigafactory and he expects to visit the Asian country, according to Yonhap.