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  "id": 15843334,
  "title": "South Korea October 1-20 exports surge 105% on record chip sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-surge-105-on-record-chip-sales-15843334",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:12:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445245/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-surge-105-on-record-chip-sales"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL: South Korea’s exports surged 105.4% in the first 20 days of this month from a year earlier, led by record chip sales driven by global AI investment, customs data showed on Wednesday. On a working-day average basis, exports were up 65.9% at a record $4.74 billion. Exports of semiconductors rose 222.5%, accounting for 44.7% of the total. South Korea stocks slip despite stellar exports as oil…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea October 1-20 exports surge 105% on record chip sales",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/south-korea-october-1-20-exports-surge-105-on-record-chip-sales",
        "published": "2026-10-21T00:36:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}