South Korea's exports to the North soared 63 percent on-year to US$430 million in the January-June period with North Korea's exports to the South jumping 43 percent to $550 million, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
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2010/09/29 11:00 KST
Inter-Korean trade jumps in H1 despite soured relations
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Trade between South and North Korea surged in the first half of the year despite high tensions over the communist nation's alleged sinking of a South Korean warship in March, a trade organization said Wednesday.
South Korea's exports to the North soared 63 percent on-year to US$430 million in the January-June period with North Korea's exports to the South jumping 43 percent to $550 million, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
South Korea's exports to the North soared 63 percent on-year to US$430 million in the January-June period with North Korea's exports to the South jumping 43 percent to $550 million, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
