SEOUL -- A proposal for financial relief for struggling small-business owners has quickly advanced within South Korea's government and the ruling Democratic Party after the nation's economy shrank for the first time since 1998 last year.
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An empty storefront in Seoul. (Photo by Sotaro Suzuki)
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