Can monthly vouchers revive South Korea’s shrinking rural communities?
- Asia A pilot scheme to offer monthly vouchers in rural South Korea is boosting local spending and attracting new residents.
- But officials say reversing decades of depopulation will require much more than cash incentives.
- Okcheon County’s first supermarket on wheels brings fresh groceries directly to residents – a much-needed lifeline for the village's residents.
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- Asia A pilot scheme to offer monthly vouchers in rural South Korea is boosting local spending and attracting new residents.
- But officials say reversing decades of depopulation will require much more than cash incentives.
- Okcheon County’s first supermarket on wheels brings fresh groceries directly to residents – a much-needed lifeline for the village's residents.
Sources: CNA