Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok discusses trade war strategies with the leaders of governmental organizations.
A Korea Customs Service agent displays medicine confiscated from inbound travelers at the Incheon Airport Customs center in Incheon on March 18.
Ramyeon exports set a record of $121.53 million last month, rising 30.4 percent from last year.
The customs agency said Tuesday it has seized nearly 1,500 kilograms (3,307 pounds) of drugs before they entered Korea over the past two years.
An Indian exporter has been arrested for allegedly falsely labeling Indian gold jewelry as Korean goods in order to evade U.S. import duties.
Korean gim, or dried seaweed, was shipped and sold to more than 120 countries worldwide, including Japan, China and Thailand.
Among the 1,005 imported sex dolls, 270 were full-body dolls and 735 were dolls that depict specific body parts, according to the Korea Customs Service and Rep. Seo Young-Kyo of the Democratic Party.
Customs officials impounded 329 kilograms (725 pounds) of drugs from January to June, up 39 percent compared to the previous year.
The United States was Korea's largest export partner in early April, the first time in two decades. China fell to second place as its recovery takes longer than expected. Monthly exports to China plunged 31.9 percent this month through April 10...
Korea's exports fell 17.4 percent on year in the first 20 days of March, data showed Tuesday, amid the protracted downcycle in the global semiconductor industry.
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