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Japan Records Trade Deficit of $20 Billion in 1st Half of 2024

Japan’s trade deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024 widened from a year earlier, due to high energy prices and a weaker yen. It was the seventh time in a row that the country ran a deficit for a half-year period.

Japan’s Radio NHK reported…

S. Korea’s Auto Exports up 4.9% in Sept.

South Korea’s car exports rose 4.9 percent on-year in September to reach a new record, data showed Thursday, driven by SUVs and electric models.

The combined value of car shipments reached US$5.5 billion last month, marking the highest amount for an…