Seaweed sales soar

A Japanese tourist buys gim, or dried seaweed, at a discount mart in Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]
A Japanese tourist buys gim, or dried seaweed, at a discount mart in Seoul on Sunday.

A Japanese tourist buys gim, or dried seaweed, at a discount mart in Seoul on Sunday. The export volume of gim compiled from January and February rose 28.1 percent to $141.36 million compared to the same period the year before, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.