New foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea tumbled in the first six months of the year due mainly to a high-base effect, yet the amount was the second-highest for the first half, the government said Wednesday.
Fresh FDI committed to the country came to US$8.87 billion in the January-June period, down 14.2 percent from $10.33 billion pledged over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Still, it marked the second-highest amount ever for the first half