[Editorial] The era of monthly exports of $100 billion, challenges hidden behind cheers

Last month, Korean exports exceeded $100 billion per month for the first time in history, and export containers were piled up at Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi Province on the 1st. Yonhap News South Korea's exports exceeded $100 billion for the first time last month, ushering in the era of annual $1 trillion exports. Exports exceeded $100 million per year for the first time in 1964 and have increased 10,000 times in 60 years. In the 1960s, Korea, one of the world's poorest countries, exported...