S. Korea posts second-largest current account surplus in April: BOK

South Korea posted its second-largest monthly current account surplus in April, driven by strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed Friday.

The current account surplus totaled $28.29 billion in April, down from an all-time high of $37.93 billion in March, according to the data from the Bank of Korea.

Compared with the same month a year earlier, the figure surged from $4.51 billion, marking the second-largest monthly surplus on record after the March figure.

South Korea has repor ...