Yoon Visits Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market... Continuous Market Visits After Livelihood Discussion Meeting

Encouraging Market Vendors and Communicating with Citizens

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market in Chungnam on the 26th to encourage market merchants and communicate with citizens.

After the 15th Livelihood Discussion held at Seosan Airfield in Chungnam in the afternoon, President Yoon visited Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market, a representative traditional market in the northwest region.

Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market, which first opened in 1956, has developed into the largest traditional market in the northwest region of Chungnam through facility modernization and other improvements.

The Presidential Office stated that the market has many stores selling seafood produced on the nearby West Coast, various foods, clothing, and more, making it a frequently visited place for local residents.

This is President Yoon's second visit to Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market, following his visit during the presidential campaign in February 2022.

President Yoon visited various stores to hear the vivid voices of merchants and also communicated with citizens visiting the market. He also listened to the difficulties faced by merchants and expressed his determination to revitalize the Chungnam regional economy for the prosperity of traditional markets and the stabilization of people’s livelihoods.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is greeting citizens and merchants at Seosan Dongbu Traditional Market in Chungnam on the 26th.
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President Yoon has recently been visiting traditional markets after presiding over regional livelihood discussions.

On the 25th of last month, immediately after the 6th Livelihood Discussion held at Uijeongbu City Hall on the theme of resolving transportation disparities, he visited Uijeongbu Jeil Market. After the 10th Livelihood Discussion held on the 8th of this month at Layer 57, a complex space in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, related to small and medium-sized enterprises and small business policies, he visited Gwangjin-gu Junggok Jeil Market.

Additionally, after the 11th Livelihood Discussion held on the 13th of this month at Busan City Hall on the theme of the local era, he visited Busan Dongnae Market. Following the 13th Livelihood Discussion on the 21st at Ulsan City Hall, which dealt with land use, he visited Ulsan Sinjeong Shopping District. After the 14th discussion held on the 22nd at Gyeongnam Provincial Office on the theme of nuclear power and Gyeongnam policies, he visited Masan Fish Market.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is tasting raw pike eel at a live fish store in the Dongbu Traditional Market in Seosan, Chungnam, on the 26th.
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