SEOUL A truck transports a shipping container at a port in Pyeongtaek on July 31, 2025. South Korea 's exports surged to their highest level ever for a July, fuelled by strong overseas demand for semiconductors and automobiles, despite U.S. tariffs weighing on trade, government data showed Friday. The country's exports exceeded $60 billion in July, up nearly six percent from the same period last year, according to the ministry of industry and trade. Semiconductors, South Korea's main export,