The Seoul ‘convenience stores’ fighting loneliness

Jake Kwon

BBC News in Seoul

Getty Images A lively and colorful pedestrian street in Seoul, filled with vibrant crosswalk designs, unique shops, and bustling activity. A woman stands in the middle of a zebra crossing in a winter jacket carrying the sign 'escape room, half price' Getty Images

The sign reads, ‘escape room, half price’ on popular pedestrian street in Seoul- the city is on a mission to stave off growing loneliness among its people

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