The new projection is much lower than the state-run think tank's 2.3 percent forecast released in May and is much lower than the government's 2.6 percent, the Bank of Korea's 2.1 percent and the International Monetary Fund's 2 percent.
The first ultrafine dust advisory in nine months was issued across Seoul on Thursday, the city government said.
Hit with high rents and Covid-19 cluster infections, the once voguish Itaewon, central Seoul, is now facing difficulties.
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