The average fortune of some 18-hundred senior government officials in South Korea is one-point-zero-six million U.S. dollars as of the end of last year.<br />This,... according to an annual report by the government gazette released today that records the officials' and their families' wealth.<br />Of those who disclosed their assets,... some 72 percent saw an increase in their overall fortune compared to the year before.<br />President Moon saw his personal wealth grow 7-point-2 percent last year to one-point-seven million dollars,... over an increase in his savings and from a cut in his personal spending. <br />Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon also reported a similar increase,... 246-thousand dollars more than last year.<br />Under the country's anti-corruption law, senior government officials must report their status of assets to the government ethics committee. <br />
