[Graphic News] Foreign spending in S. Korea hits fresh high in May

Monthly spending by foreign tourists in South Korea reached a record high of over 1.4 trillion won ($913 million) in May, marking the third consecutive month foreign spending surpassed 1 trillion won, data showed.

Credit card spending by inbound travelers came to 1.41 trillion won in May, up 73.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Tourism Organization.

Spending by foreign travelers surpassed 1 trillion won for the first time in March, as global fans of K-pop megast ...