Park In-hwan (박인환), head of the Korea Postal Service, visited the Anyang Mail Center on May 28 to inspect narcotics screening facilities and the handling of election mail, and encouraged staff. The Postal Service has set up dedicated spaces for narcotics inspections at several mail centres since last month. The Korea Customs Service conducts inspections there of all inbound mail. Three drug-containing parcels were detected over two months.

South Korea\'s KOSPI jumped nearly 5 percent early on May 11, hit another record and closed at an all-time high above 7,800, led by gains in semiconductor heavyweights. The Korea Exchange triggered a buy sidecar after KOSPI200 futures rose more than 5 percent. Individuals and institutions were net buyers, while foreigners sold. Export data showed strong growth, driven by semiconductor shipments.