[Courtesy of the presidential Blue House]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye posted a ten percent increase in her personal wealth, but her performance approval rating suffered a four-percent drop from a week ago, data showed on Friday.
Park's assets stood at 3.52 billion won (3.01 million US dollars) last year, up 349 million won from a year ago, according to official data.
Park, who took office in early 2013, also fared well in dealing with diplomatic and security affairs, with her foreign policy, based on "balanced diplomacy" between Washington and Beijing, receiving good views, according to a survey released on Friday.
She has sought improved ties with China to take advantage of its leverage over North Korea as well as enhancing trade with its giant neighbor. As a result, ties between the two nations have been described as the best ever.
But a survey of 1,004 voters, conducted by Gallup Korea, found that Park's overall approval rating fell to 36 percent this week from 40 percent a week ago.
Public sentiment has increased over South Korea's economic slump and Park's intervention in domestic politics ahead of parliamentary elections on April 13.
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