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Meanwhile, South Korea's finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, is calling for an extra push in the first half of this year to create more jobs.
At a meeting Wednesday of economy-related ministers,... Hong said... the government will focus on revitalizing private investment and the service industry to spur job creation.
He also said the government will work to improve employment conditions especially for young people, women and senior citizens.
The government also aims to help small and medium sized businesses overcome the so-called job mismatch problem, which has made it hard for them to hire the people they need.
Overall this year, the finance minister said the government aims to create a hundred and 50 thousand new jobs.
