S. Korea's business sentiment improves for 2nd month in December

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sentiment among South Korean businesses over economic conditions improved for the second straight month due to year-end seasonal factors, central bank data showed Tuesday.

The composite business sentiment index (CBSI) in all industries increased 1.6 points from a month earlier to 93.7 in December after rising 1.5 points in the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).