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South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates

By Soo-hyang Choi
Lee Yu-mi attends a mass blind date event in Seongnam, South Korea, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags hanging on their clothes, hoping to find love.

The government hopes they make babies.

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