South Korea economy bounces back on pick-up in exports


Employees wearing protective masks package kimchi on the production line at the Pulmuone Co. factory in Iksan, South Korea, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. South Korea's economy looks set to rebound from a pandemic-triggered recession in a stronger position than most developed nations. - Bloomberg

SEOUL (AFP): Asia's fourth-largest economy returned to quarter-on-quarter growth in the July to September period, South Korea's central Bank of Korea announced Tuesday (Oct 27).

The South largely overcame an early coronavirus outbreak through an intensive track-and-test model, and everyday life in the country has returned largely to normal.

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