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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe pilot provides 150,000 won ($112) a month in gift vouchers and is running in 17 of 69 designated population-declining regions.
Yonhap reported that 17 of the 69 counties nationwide designated as population-declining regions are running the pilot, as President Lee Jae Myung visited North Gyeongsang Province Saturday to review it.
The program provides residents with 150,000 won ($112) a month in gift vouchers, Yonhap reported.
Lee’s social media post named Yeongyang and Cheongsong, two counties in the province, and conveyed his greetings to residents there. Yonhap described the visit as unannounced.
The debate centers on priority at public postpartum care centers and added points in daycare admissions, The Korea Herald reported.
The Korea Herald reported that the ministers also discussed critical-mineral supply chains, small modular reactors and artificial intelligence.
The talks cover global economic pressures, market access and supply chains.
