Korea’s exports hit a record $87.75 billion in May as a semiconductor boom pushed chips’ share of total exports above 40 percent for the first time, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources on Monday.

South Korea's exports jumped more than 50 percent from a year earlier to a new monthly high of $87.8 billion in May, driven by the semiconductor supercycle, gov

Korea's exports jumped more than 50 percent from a year earlier to a new monthly high of $87.8 billion in May, driven by the semiconductor supercyc...