S.Korea's foreign reserves hit record high in April

A health worker socially distances people waiting in line at a temporary Covid-19 testing station set up outside Yongsan Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. South Korea's foreign reserves hit a record high last month as weak US dollar increased the conversion value of non-dollar assets, central bank data showed Thursday. (May 6). - Reuters

SEOUL, May 6 (Xinhua): South Korea's foreign reserves hit a record high last month as weak US dollar increased the conversion value of non-dollar assets, central bank data showed Thursday.

Foreign currency reserves reached US$452.31 billion as of the end of April, up 6.18 billion dollars from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).