S. Korea's FDI hits record high in January-September

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea hit a record high in the first nine months of this year due to a record investment in the manufacturing industry, government data showed Wednesday.

The reported FDI stood at 25.18 billion U.S. dollars in the January-September period, up 5.2 percent compared with the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and