Korea's pharmaceutical exports record $1.44 billion in 2007

Korea's drug exports gained 11.5 percent from a year earlier to $1.44 billion in 2007 thanks mainly to strong shipments of finished pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical bulks, oriental medicines and cosmetics, a local report said on January 31.

Pharmaceutical exports were fueled by strong overseas demand for finished products.

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