KIHASA Update
Window on Korean Society: July 5-11
- Date 2025-07-07
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Jul 5
●'You're not alone,' initiative tells single parents with welfare visits Korea JoongAng Daily
As Korea grapples with the world's lowest birthrate, experts are calling for sweeping changes in early childhood support - chief among them, universal home-visitation services for infant welfare.●Korea to begin cash handouts to all citizens July 21 The Korea Times
Korea will begin distributing cash handouts to all citizens July 21 as part of a government initiative aimed at stimulating domestic consumption, officials said Saturday.
Jul 6
●Does calling young Koreans the 'MZ generation' oversimplify their differences? Korea JoongAng Daily
In the United States and much of Europe, generational labels like baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z and Alpha are largely defined by birth-year cohorts and global cultural shifts: postwar affluence, the PC revolution, the internet age and the rise of smartphones.●Fewer unmarried young Koreans living at home aspire to work, report finds The Korea Herald
More young, unmarried South Koreans living with their parents, tend to express less desire to work over the past decade, according to a new report by the state-run Korea Labor Institute.●Who gets Korea's cash handouts? Rules for foreign residents explained The Korea Herald
Foreign residents living with Korean nationals may be eligible for South Korea's new cash handout program, which aims to revive consumer spending and bolster household income starting July 21.●More idle graduates stay home, shun work in Korea The Korea Times
About 17 percent of young Koreans who are neighter employed nor seeking work continue to live with their parents after college - and their willingness to join the workforce has steadily declining, according to a recent study.
Jul 7
●S. Korea to distribute cash vouchers to all citizens starting July 21 The Chosun Daily
South Korea will begin distributing one-time consumption vouchers on July 21 to all citizens residing in the country as of June 18, as part of a 13.8 trillion-won ($10 billion) government initiative to boost domestic demand.