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South Korea has implemented new laws mandating the international method of age calculation, replacing the traditional system, effectively making South Koreans legally a year or two younger.

Summary

KEY POINTS:

  • The traditional age system counted a year old at birth.
  • International age calculation has been used for legal documents since the 1960s.
  • Laws were assed to adopt international standards fully.
READ: South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped

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