Seoul stocks spike over 1.5 pct on chip rally

SEOUL– Seoul stocks surged over 1.5 percent to snap a four-day losing streak Wednesday as foreigners snatched up shares of Samsung Electronics and other chipmakers. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock…

Korea’s exports grow 6.1% in 2022

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on January 1 that Korea’s exports in 2022 hit USD 683.9 billion, a 6.1 percent increase over the previous year. Annual imports…