S. Korea's foreign debt falls in Q1

SEOUL, May 22 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign debt fell in the first quarter due to lower long-term liability, which offset higher short-term debt, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Foreign debt amounted to 667.5 billion U.S. dollars at the end of March, down 5.1 billion dollars from three months earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

Short-term foreign debt with a maturity of less than one ye