South Korea's current account surplus hits 6-month high
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South Korea's current account surplus hit a six-month high in May as dividend payments to foreign investors declined and the service sector improved.
The Bank of Korea said the surplus more than doubled to over US$3.6 billion last month, compared with the previous month.
On a year-on-year basis, it surged 66 percent.
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