Busan, Nov. 25 -- Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Umar Hadi pointed to an increase in bilateral trade between Indonesia and South Korea over the past five years.

"According to the latest figure, it reached a total of US$20 billion in 2018, comprising our exports worth around US$11 billion and our imports of some US$9 billion. We enjoyed a surplus of US$2 billion," he remarked while accompanying Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi during a press conference in Busan, South Korea, on Sunday evening.

The Indonesia-South Korea trade performance was productive since both countries traded complementary commodities.

Indonesia's products, with potential to penetrate South Korean markets, comprised timber products, food, bever...