The total value of January's exports was US$65.8 billion, a 33.9 per cent rise year-on-year and the first time they surpassed a US$60 billion threshold for the month. SEOUL: South Korea posted its highest-ever exports for the month of January, official data showed on Sunday (Feb 1), fuelled by a global artificial intelligence (AI) boom heavily reliant on chips made in the country. The total value of January's exports was US$65.8 billion, a 33.9 per cent rise year-on-year, according to a trade