South Korea passed laws to scrap the traditional method and fully adopt the international standard.
"We expect legal disputes, complaints and social confusion that have been caused over how to calculate ages will be greatly reduced," Minister of Government Legislation Lee Wan-kyu told a briefing on Monday.
According to a government survey conducted in September 2022, 86% of South Koreans said they would use the international age in their everyday life when the new laws took effect. "I was about to turn 30 next year but now I have some more time earned and I love it," Choi Hyun-ji, a 27-year-old office worker in Seoul, said.Another age system exists in South Korea for conscription, school entrance and calculating the legal age to drink alcohol and smoke: a person's age is calculated from zero at birth and a year is added on Jan. 1. Officials said that method would remain for the time being.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps 'Korean age' | CNNMore than 51 million people in South Korea awoke on Wednesday to find themselves a year or two younger – at least, according to the law.
Read more »
South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrappedSouth Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect, replacing the country's traditional method.
Read more »
YouTube removes North Korean 'vloggers' after South Korea blocks accountsThree YouTube channels seen as linked to North Korea's state media have been taken down, a spokesperson for the U.S. video hosting site said on Tuesday, after South Korean regulators blocked them at the request of the country's spy agency.
Read more »
South Korea unveils sanctions on Russian national over North's weapons programmesSouth Korea on Wednesday announced new sanctions on two individuals and two entities over their alleged involvement in North Korea's weapons programmes, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Read more »
South Korea to overhaul costly private education amid debate over 'killer questions'South Korea's government is due to unveil plans aimed at curbing the country's burgeoning spending on private education, which has been blamed for being a major factor behind the country's declining fertility rate.
Read more »
South Korea aims to curb private education spending, axe 'killer questions'South Korea's government unveiled plans on Monday aimed at curbing the country's burgeoning spending on private education, which has been blamed for being a major factor behind the country's declining fertility rate.
Read more »