South Korea grew 0.8 percent in the first quarter

South Korea's GDP rose 0.8 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier. South Korea's gross domestic product rose 0.8 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates from the country's central bank. That was slightly below economists' expectations of 0.9 percent. On a quarterly basis, South Korea's GDP rose 0.3 percent, slightly above economists' expectations of 0.2 percent. South Korea's benchmark Kospi opened marginally higher after the announcement, while the Kosdaq fell 0.25 percent