{"slug": "korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data", "title": "Korea's H1 ICT exports hit fresh high on AI boom: data", "summary": "South Korea's ICT exports hit a record $253.9 billion in the first half of 2025, up 120.5% year-on-year, driven by AI demand. Semiconductor exports surged 162.5% to $192.4 billion, while computer and communications equipment exports rose 233.8%, fueled by AI chips and SSDs.", "body_md": "Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products in the first half hit a fresh six-month high, boosted by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, government data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of ICT products reached $253.9 billion in the January-June period, up 120.5 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Science and ICT said in a press release. ICT imports rose 31.3 percent on-year to $93.2 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $160.7 billion, the data showed. By product, semiconductor exports increased 162.5 percent on-year to $192.4 billion, helped by strong demand for AI chips and high memory prices. Exports of computers and communications equipment jumped 233.8 percent from a year earlier, topping the $20 billion mark for the first time for the six-month period. This was also due to increased shipments of solid state drives (SSD) used in AI infrastructure, the ministry said. Mobile phone exports rose 38 percent on-year, and display exports inched up 3.8 percent during the cited period, according to the data. By destination, combined shipments to", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260714/koreas-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-07-14 02:17:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 02:22:21.157199+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Ministry of Science and ICT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-s-h1-ict-exports-hit-fresh-high-on-ai-boom-data.jsonld"}}