AI chip boom fuels Korea's fastest growth in 5 years
Riding a wave of AI-driven semiconductor demand, South Korea's economy grew 1.8 percent in the January-March period, as booming chip exports powered one of the strongest expansions in recent years, central bank data showed Tuesday.
The country's real gross domestic product expanded 1.8 percent from the previous quarter, 0.1 percentage point higher than the Bank of Korea's preliminary estimate released in April.
The stronger-than-expected growth was largely fueled by the semiconductor industry, w
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