BANGKOK — The Korean won's sharp decline against the U.S. dollar earlier this year was "out of line" with the country's strong economic fundamentals, the finance minister has said. Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il made the assessment during a meeting with reporters in Bangkok on Friday, after the won recently strengthened to a two-year high against the U.S. dollar at 1,330-won levels, compared with around 1,550 won in July. "The levels observed (in July) were rather out of line with our economic fundamentals," Lee said. The finance minister thus said the exchange rate is "moving into line" with Korea's economic fundamentals. "We will continue to closely monitor the situation, as external conditions could change," he added. Asked whether exchange rate movements could affect revenue projections in next year's budget proposal, Lee said they do not call for a revision in the forecast at this stage. "Our corporate tax revenue estimates already place considerable weight on chipmakers' performance," Lee said. "But since we have taken both upside and downside factors into account, I don't think th