Improved exports spur 5th straight quarter of economic growth

First trilateral summit of finance chiefs with US, Japan held

Duty-free shopping festival to offer discounts of up to 30%

Foreign direct investment sets Q1 record high of USD 7.05B

No. of int'l patent applications ranked fourth for 4th straight year

British index names Seoul world's 10th-best financial city

Cultural content led nation's record surplus in IPR last year

Fitch keeps 'AA-' grade, 'stable' outlook for Korean economy