[South Korea's Exports Hit Record High in First 20 Days of This Month, Chip Exports Surge Nearly 260%] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on September 21, South Korean customs data released on Monday showed that driven by a surge in chip sales, exports from September 1 to 20 reached a record high. Exports increased by 78.3% year-on-year, reaching $71.4 billion, marking the highest performance for the first 20 days on record, with semiconductor shipments growing by 259.4%. Calculated on a per-working-day basis, exports rose by 89.8%. South Korea's imports from September 1 to 20 increased by 26.7% year-on-year, with a preliminary trade surplus of $22.97 billion. (Jin10)