Korea's pharmaceutical imports exceeded 60.48% in first half

Korea's imports of pharmaceuticals, etc. in the first half of this year surged 60.48 percent to US$2.39 billion, which more than doubled a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association.

The data showed that imports of finished drugs and pharmaceutical bulks increased by 4.98 percent and 29 percent, respectively, to US$650 million and US$916...