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Seoul, Jul 1 (EFE).- South Korea recorded a trade surplus of about $4.44 billion in June, a year-on-year increase of 51.5 percent, the government announced Thursday.This is the 14th month that the country has recorded a trade surplus, according to the data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.South Korean exports grew by 39.7 percent year-on-year to $54.8 billion, driven by an increase in demand for chips and automobiles amid a recovery of commercial activity in the current context of the pandemic. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF SEOUL, AND THE MARKET IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Jun 1 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea recorded a trade surplus of $2.93 billion in May, a year-on-year increase of 654.5 percent that is contributing in cementing the recovery of the country's economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.This is the 13th month that the country has recorded a trade surplus, according to the data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Tuesday.Compared to May of last year when many countries around the world were under lockdowns, exports grew by 45.6 percent year-on-year to stand at $50.7 billion, driven mainly by the demand for chips, the ministry said. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF SEOUL AND THE MARKET IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, May 1 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea registered a trade surplus of $390 million in April, thanks to the boom in exports of chips and automobiles, the Seoul government reported Saturday.The data, the 12th consecutive month in the positive, contrasts with the deficit of $1.66 billion that the South Korean trade balance saw in April 2020.South Korean exports increased by 41.1 percent in April compared to a year earlier, representing the largest increase in the last decade, and reaching $51.1 billion, according to the preliminary estimate published today by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Shiheung, Feb 26 (EFE / EPA) .- South Korea celebrated Friday "Daeboreum", a festival that concludes two weeks of celebrations after the arrival of the lunar New Year and that coincides with the first full moon of the new year.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: THE "DAEBOREUM" FESTIVAL IN SHIHEUNG, SOUTH KOREA.
DMZ, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean displaced people on Friday paid homage to their ancestors in Imjingak, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), to mark the Lunar New Year.Lunar New Year is one of Korea's major traditional holidays.Celebrations run from 11 to 14 February 2021.During this period, many South Koreans return to their family homes to share traditional food and pay homage to their ancestors. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN DISPLACED PEOPLE TAKE PART IN AN ANCESTOR MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK, NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ) IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.