[Start Briefing] Youth dating recession... "Salty Water Date" became a daily routine.

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On Wednesday, October 2nd, the start briefing will begin.

First of all, it's the Chosun Ilbo.The

high price bomb is also spreading to the private education market. Many parents are worried because their salaries remain the same, but their children's tuition fees have risen. It is said that per household spending on private institutes has increased by 86% in four years. The average monthly expenditure of four or more households with two or more unmarried children is 589,034 won. Four years ago, it was around 310,000 won, but it almost doubled. Academies have begun to raise tuition fees, saying they reflect inflation and labor costs. The 'cap on tuition fees' set by local education authorities is also rising. The burden on parents whose children go to various academies will inevitably increase. Private education spending is going up every year. Last year, the total amount of private education expenses in Korea exceeded 27 trillion won. Also, the more new educational systems are created, the more parents tend to rely on academies. The high school credit system will be introduced next year, and experts analyze that the trend of increasing academy costs will not be dampened and will become stronger.

Next is the JoongAng Ilbo.

There is another aspect of our society brought about by poor living and high prices. It is a "love recession" of young people who have lost their financial leeway. Also, even if you are in a relationship, salty water dating has become commonplace. There's a statistic that you can't laugh about. Generation Z is said to have picked "lover and lover" as the second place for "what you don't have to have in life." It means you don't consider dating a must anymore. It is said that it is not a crime to fall in love, but the dating industry is in recession. Pubs, restaurants, lodging businesses, and movie theaters have all been hit hard. The average amount of money spent by unmarried men and women in their 20s and 30s per date last year is 74,700 won. It's actually down from the previous year. On the other hand, the marriage market is booming. The newspaper analyzed that this is because the "build-up" process of dating is reduced as much as possible, and more people are trying to "go-in" quickly with marriage. Inquiries and sales of marriage information companies that can verify financial, occupation, and education have all increased. The process leading to love, marriage, and childbirth is shaking from the front. As the economy is still difficult, the recession in youth love seems to be sadly prolonged.

Next up is the Kookmin Ilbo.

'Ordinary Law' is in effect, less than three years are left. It deals with the dilemma of managing "remaining dogs" when a farmer who raises dogs gives up breeding. Let's look at the contents that there are concerns about side effects of more than 460,000 edible dogs being neglected or consumed quickly. The government plans not to leave any food dogs by February 2027. Until then, they will send food dogs for adoption or manage them in animal shelters. However, there are voices saying that there is not enough room for that. First of all, it is not easy to adopt at home and abroad because of its large size and high transportation costs. In addition, there is already a lack of existing abandoned dog protection facilities, but there is not enough space to accommodate the remaining dogs. The dog industry says that both the compensation scale, which is up to 600,000 won per head, and the government's communication are insufficient. The government, the Breeding Dog Association, and animal protection organizations are in different positions looking at the 'Ordinary Food Service Act'. It seems necessary to put our heads together so that unfortunate lives are not sacrificed and so that no one is harmed.

Here's the next article.

The act of reselling, or reselling, popular products and selling them at a high price is on the open market. There are complaints that it is no different from scalpers who sell concert tickets several times higher. Let's take a look at how it's being done. If you are a professional baseball fan, you will be familiar with it. It is a popular character collaboration product, a cheering bat and uniform. The list price is 12,000 won and 85,000 won, respectively. If you look at it, it is on Naver's open market at a price of more than 100,000 won and 560,000 won. These expensive resellers, it's not something that happened yesterday or today. You'll remember not only digital devices, but also the shortage of last year's black market. In addition, such evil resells are rampant in large open markets such as Coupang and Naver, not existing used trading platforms. Naver had 570,000 smart store sellers last year. It has more than doubled compared to 2019. But companies are effectively sitting on the sidelines of "malicious" resellers. Regulation is difficult because there are no clear regulations to sanction. Overseas platforms such as Amazon are constantly restricting transactions that resell more expensive than the regular price. As domestic consumers are dissatisfied, we have to wait and see if the vice-selling behavior can change in the future.

This is the last World Daily.

Let's talk about scalping tickets this time. Actor Byun Woo-seok's fan meeting ticket is worth 70,000 won, and the ticket sales using macro programs are going too far, with the price of 2.35 million won. This is a concert ticket posted on a secondhand trading platform. The regular price is around 100,000 won, but it's up at 1 million won. Seven scalpers who made as much as 100 million won by reselling them at several times the regular price were arrested by the police. Lim Young-woong's concert tickets were traded at 800,000 won, and Na Hoon-ah's concert tickets were traded at 500,000 won. The scalping market is growing fast. The number of reports was 359 in 2020, but 4,224 in 2022 and 11 times in as many as two years. In addition, the number of professional sports ticket reports has jumped eight times in three years. However, it is '0 cases' that have been properly followed up. It is pointed out that the person who bought the ticket has to report it, but this will not be easy. In the end, voices are gaining strength to prevent the act of buying and selling tickets for more than money. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it would actively review the relevant regulations. We also have to see if the scalping can be eradicated.

I looked at the newspaper on the morning of October 2nd.

This has been the start briefing.