SEOUL, June 29 : South Korean exports likely posted their strongest annual growth in nearly five decades in June, as semiconductor shipments broke fresh records in the wake of a boom in global AI investment, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Exports from Asia's fourth-largest economy, a bellwether for global t

SEOUL, June 29 : South Korean exports likely posted their strongest annual growth in nearly five decades in June, as semiconductor shipments broke fresh records in the wake of a…

SEOUL - South Korea will invest nearly US$1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it…

South Korea's June exports surged 49.7% year-over-year with semiconductor shipments up 188.4%, as Samsung and SK Hynix commit $520B to new chip plants.

Semiconductor exports surged 199.5 per cent to US$44.8 billion in June. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea's June 2026 exports surged 70.9% to $102.25 billion, the fastest growth since 1978, driven by a 199.5% spike in AI semiconductor exports.

South Korea's June exports topped $100 billion for the first time as chip demand drove record semiconductor shipments and a record trade surplus.