[Photo] Rows of Empty Stores

Amid domestic and international adversities such as economic recession and sluggish domestic demand, the number of small business closures is rapidly increasing, and on the 26th, vacant stores lined a commercial area in Sinchon, Seoul. Accordingly, the amount of small business closure mutual aid payments exceeded 1.3 trillion won this year, marking an all-time high.

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