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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, 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.
Seoul, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea recorded a trade surplus of $1.67 billion dollars in August, 54 percent less compared to the same month of 2020, the government reported Wednesday.August was the 16th consecutive month that Asia's fourth largest economy posted a trade surplus.South Korea's exports increased 35 percent in August to around $53.2 billion owing to strong demand for chips and automobiles, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITY OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).-South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday that it expects an operating profit of about 12.5 trillion Korean won (around $10.99 billion) in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 53.4 percent, driven by a good performance by its chips division.This would also be 33.3 percent more than the operating profit that the South Korean tech giant posted between January and March of this year.In its earnings guidance report, the company, which is headquartered in Suwon, forecast that consolidated sales for the April-June period will be about 63 trillion Korean won. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF SAMSUNG STORES IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Tokyo, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Japan registered a trade surplus of 255.3 billion yen ($ 2.34 billion) in April, which is the third consecutive month in positive terms, the government reported Thursday.The positive balance is less than a third of that registered in the same month of 2020, according to data published by Japan’s Finance Ministry.Japanese exports advanced 38 percent year-on-year in the fourth month of the year to 7.18 trillion yen. Imports increased by 12.8 percent, to 6.9 trillion yen. (Camera: ARCHIVE).SHOT LIST: PEDESTRIANS WEARING FACE MASKS WALKING IN DOWNTOWN TOKYO, JAPAN.