Seoul Unveils Cash Aid Plan to Stem Population Decline in Farming and Fishing Villages

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) –The government will begin providing monthly cash handouts to residents of rural areas facing population decline starting in late February, the budget ministry said Monday. Under the pilot program, residents of designated farming and fishing communities at risk of depopulation will each receive 150,000 won (US$104) per month in local [...]