The amount of foreign direct investment into South Korea fell sharply in the first quarter of this year.<br />The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said,.... FDI slumped over 35 percent on-year to to 3-point-1 billion U.S. dollars.<br />By sector, the service sector saw the largest drop of 42-point-five percent...., with fewer investments into the property market.<br />The decrease comes amid a falling trend of global FDI due to global risks such as the protracted trade dispute between the U.S. and China... and slow economic growth.<br />The ministry noted that foreign investments are expanding into new industries...., namely advanced materials, such as next-generation communications, nanotech and ceramics.<br />Global FDI also fell by 19 percent to.... 1-point-2 trillion dollars..., the third consecutive year of decrease. <br />
