SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached an all-time high in 2018 amid a spike in purchases from the United States, industry data showed Monday. The country’s LNG imports totaled 44.04 million tons last year, up 17.3 percent from the prior year and a new record high, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese beer kept the title of most-imported beer last year in South Korea, while imports of Chinese beer faltered. Beer imports from Belgium and the U.S. also grew rapidly. South Korea’s National Tax Service released statistics showing that beer imports between January and November of last year totaled $288 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea now accounts for 60 percent of Japanese beer exports every year. Most of the imports are manufactured at three factories in Fukuoka and Oita, Japan. NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting channel, reported on Thursday that the volume of Japanese beer exports to South Korea has increased by [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Imports of lamb topped a new record high last year on the back of rising demand for the meat in South Korea, official data showed Friday. The country’s imports of lamb hit US$109 million, up 81.5 percent from $60 million tallied in 2016, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s wine imports increased at the fastest pace in four years in 2017 on the back of strong demand for white and sparkling wines and mini wines targeting a rising number of single-person households, government data showed Saturday. South Korea imported $210 million worth of wines in 2017, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of imported diesel-powered vehicles plunged 22 percent in the January-October period from a year earlier following Volkswagen’s diesel gate, a local trade association said Tuesday. The value of imported diesel cars fell to US$3.39 billion in the first 10 months from $4.99 billion in the same period [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of Belgium beer products have increased sharply in 2017 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, reflecting the rising demand for unique alcoholic beverages here. According to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service, imports of Belgium beer came to US$21.3 million in the January-October [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports extended their double-digit growth to eight straight months in August on record shipments of semiconductors, government data showed Friday. Outbound shipments came to US$47.1 billion in the month, up from $40.1 billion tallied a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports rose 11.2 percent in January from a year earlier on brisk overseas sales of semiconductors and petrochemicals, the government said Wednesday. Outbound shipments came to US$40.3 billion last month, up from $36.2 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports soared 37.8 percent in the first 10 days of this month from a year earlier to continue the recent upbeat mode, the latest customs data showed Wednesday. The country’s exports totaled US$11.64 billion during the cited period, up from $8.46 billion tallied over the same period [...]