[South Korea’s ICT exports exceeded US$70 billion in September for the first time, setting a new record] On October 14, South Korea’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Trade released data on the 14th. In September this year, information and communication technology (ICT) exports increased by 195.8% year-on-year, reaching US$75.15 billion, exceeding the US$70 billion mark for the first time, accounting for 62.1% of South Korea’s total exports, exceeding 60% for two consecutive months. Specifically, the export volume of semiconductors was US$60.33 billion, a year-on-year increase of 262.8%, setting a monthly record for two consecutive months; the export volume of computers and peripheral equipment was US$7.16 billion, a year-on-year increase of 393%. Among them, exports of solid-state drives (SSD) surged by 532% to US$6.77 billion; exports of monitors decreased by 11.5% to only US$1.7 billion; exports of mobile phones were US$1.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28.2%; exports of communication equipment were US$220 million, a decrease of 2.3%. In September, ICT imports increased by 55.3% year-on-year to US$21.43 billion; the trade surplus was US$53.71 billion, exceeding the US$50 billion mark for the first time and setting a record high.