South Korea's trade balance made a positive turnaround from a year earlier last month as the growth of its exports outpaced that of imports, the government said Friday.
The country's exports surged 11.8 percent from the same period last year to US$46.08 billion in January, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Imports grew 3.9 percent on-year to $45.21 billion, leaving a $874 million trade surplus.