and the Korean age is still used in certain industries, such as matchmaking. For things like the legal age for smoking, drinking, going to school or serving in the military, the government will ...

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol ... This method, known as the "year age," has been used to determine when someone should start school or attend compulsory military service.

International ages are the standard in most South Korean laws and official and legal documents, and define when a person goes to school, becomes eligible to drive and vote, and receives a pension.

Children will continue to start elementary school using the country ... that while China and Taiwan used similar age-counting methods, South Korea stood alone in officially recognizing them.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s plan to reduce the school entry age a year to five has sparked protests from teachers and parents, adding to the woes of his government as it struggles to ...

The term “Korean age,” determined by birth year rather ... applies when determining age for mandatory conscription or school grades. The hodgepodge of three different age-counting methods ...

SEOUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's education minister on Monday said she would step down amid a backlash over her proposal to lower the school entry age, presenting President Yoon Suk-yeol ...

International ages are the standard in most South Korean laws and official and legal documents, and define when a person goes to school, becomes eligible to drive and vote, and receives a pension.

middle and high schools are closing around the country due to a lack of school-age children, according to Korean news agency Yonhap, citing the education ministry. Figures from the country’s ...

Teachers and parents in South Korea are pushing back against plans to lower the age children start school to five years old. Teachers and parents staged a protest calling for the plan to lower ...