On the 7th, Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, visited various spots in Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, purchasing goods and engaging in conversations with merchants struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups held a shopping event to revitalize traditional markets in celebration of the start of the COVID-19 coexistence national support fund distribution and the Chuseok holiday. This event was organized as a follow-up measure to the business agreement signed on the 31st of last month between the Ministry and the National Public Officials Labor Union, aiming to encourage extensive use of the support fund at traditional markets and by small business owners.



Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is showing his mobile phone to the press after purchasing gangjeong with Onnuri gift certificates using Zero Pay at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is showing his mobile phone to the press after purchasing gangjeong with Onnuri gift certificates using Zero Pay at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

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Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups purchased Gangjeong using Onnuri gift certificates and Zero Pay at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 7th, then showed the payment details to the press. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups purchased Gangjeong using Onnuri gift certificates and Zero Pay at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 7th, then showed the payment details to the press. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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The Ministry of SMEs and Startups held a traditional market revitalization shopping event to mark the start of the COVID-19 coexistence national support fund distribution and the Chuseok holiday. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups held a traditional market revitalization shopping event to mark the start of the COVID-19 coexistence national support fund distribution and the Chuseok holiday. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is purchasing Korean beef at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, and having a conversation with a merchant. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is purchasing Korean beef at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, and having a conversation with a merchant. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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Amid the ongoing process of distributing the COVID-19 mutual aid national support fund, an emergency disaster relief fund usage guide sign is displayed at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

Amid the ongoing process of distributing the COVID-19 mutual aid national support fund, an emergency disaster relief fund usage guide sign is displayed at Yeongcheon Market in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

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