1분기 신설법인 0.8% 증가…역대 분기 최고기록<br /><br />A record number of new companies opened in Korea in the first quarter amid steady growth in the service sector. <br />According to the SMEs ministry, just under 27-thousand new firms were established - an on-year rise of nearly one percent. <br />Wholesale and retail businesses took up most of the newly founded companies, followed by manufacturing firms. <br />