{"id":360230,"date":"2026-07-11T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-attended-south-koreas-government-funded-dating-event-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:00:20","slug":"we-attended-south-koreas-government-funded-dating-event-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-attended-south-koreas-government-funded-dating-event-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"We attended South Korea&#8217;s government-funded dating event | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/b_8lM_NvfjE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"We attended South Korea's government-funded dating event | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_8lM_NvfjE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In South Korea, Buddhist temples are hosting special dating retreats to boost the nation\u2019s birth rate. <\/p>\n<p>The bi-monthly matchmaking retreats started in 2023, when the country recorded the lowest birthrate in the world. <\/p>\n<p>Today, the country\u2019s births are bouncing back and the interest among young people in dating and marriage is soaring. <\/p>\n<p>BBC Seoul Correspondent Jake Kwon headed into the secluded mountainside temple to meet the singles looking for love.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#SouthKorea #Korea #Dating #BBCNews <\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction<\/p>\n<p>00:40 &#8211; About the temple<\/p>\n<p>01:19 &#8211; Meeting the participants<\/p>\n<p>01:59 &#8211; Talent show<\/p>\n<p>3:55 &#8211; Roses are handed out<\/p>\n<p>4:52 &#8211; South Korea birth rates<\/p>\n<p>7:17 &#8211; Success story <\/p>\n<p>5:45 &#8211; Night time<\/p>\n<p>6:36 &#8211; Next morning<\/p>\n<p>7:03 &#8211; Results<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In South Korea, Buddhist temples are hosting special dating retreats to boost the nation\u2019s birth rate. 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