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South Korean City Turns to Matchmaking to Increase Low Birth Rates — VOA Learning English

Стаття · Мова: Англійська · Рівень: складний · Автор: VOA Learning English · ≈ 3 хв · 509 слів

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South Korean City Turns to Matchmaking to Increase Low Birth Rates

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While Christmas music played, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near the capital of Seoul with their names written for others to see.

They were hoping to find love. The government hopes they will make babies.

The young men and women were at a blind dating event held by the city of Seongnam. Blind dating is when two people who do not know each other meet in hopes of forming a relationship.

The local government is attempting to fight the falling birth rate in a country where the popularity of marriage and parenthood has fallen.

Those who joined were in their 20s and 30s. They sat quietly next to one another until a relationship expert started the event with a game called…

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Soo-Hyang Choi reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.

Джерело: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/south-korean-city-turns-to-matchmaking-to-increase

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