Roundup: S. Korea's export falls for 8th month in May

SEOUL, June 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export fell for the eighth straight month on soft global demand for locally-made products, especially semiconductors, leading the country to post-trade deficits for the 15th successive month, government data showed Thursday.

Export, which accounts for about half of the export-driven economy, sank 15.2 percent from a year earlier to 52.24 billion U.S. dollars in May, accord