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  "id": 4745914,
  "title": "Korea's monthly exports surge 68.7% in August on strong chip shipments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/koreas-monthly-exports-surge-68-7-in-august-on-strong-chip-shipments",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T00:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260901/koreas-monthly-exports-surge-687-in-august-on-strong-chip-shipments"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's monthly exports soared 68.7 percent in August from a year earlier on solid chip shipments, data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments came to $98.25 billion in August, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. Imports climbed 22.6 percent on-year to $63.51 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $34.75 billion.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea's monthly exports surge 68.7 pct in August on strong chip shipments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/s-koreas-monthly-exports-surge-68-7-pct-in-august-on-strong-chip",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:03:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "S .Korea exports surge above forecasts in Aug on strong chip demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/s-korea-exports-surge-above-forecasts-in-aug-on-strong-chip-demand",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:17:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's monthly exports surge 68.7% in August on strong chip shipments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/koreas-monthly-exports-surge-68-7-in-august-on-strong-chip-shipments-4747340",
        "published": "2026-09-01T00:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}