Submission Statement: South Korea posted the second largest account surplus in the second half of 2026, second only to China globally. This follows the news of South Korea's government announcing a record breaking annual budget that will focus on overhauling and expanding the existing national infrastructure to support additional AI-related industries.
Notably, South Korea passed Japan in total exports, with South Korea's total exports excluding semiconductors roughly equalling Japan's total exports excluding semiconductors. The surge in AI boom and the new era of "AI industrial revolution" may reshape the economic dynamic of Asia-Pacific.
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