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Why asking 'how old are you?' isn't rude in South Korea
1 year, 11 months ago

Why asking 'how old are you?' isn't rude in South Korea

Hindustan Times  

In South Korea, people are more conscious than most when it comes to age. According to the traditional Korean system, South Koreans are considered one year old at birth and they collectively turn one year older on New Year's Day, regardless of when their birthday is. "The Korean age system is convoluted and confusing, even for a native Korean," Sophie …

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South Koreans go to the polls to choose next president
2 years, 9 months ago

South Koreans go to the polls to choose next president

Al Jazeera  

South Korean voters will elect the country’s next president on Wednesday, capping a race that has been marked by surprises, scandals and smear campaigns. South Korea’s next president will face mounting challenges, including deepening inequality, a rock-bottom birth rate, surging house prices and the threat of nuclear-armed North Korea. The race to lead Asia’s fourth-largest economy has crystallised into a …

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As South Koreans go to the polls, a backlash against feminism has become political
2 years, 9 months ago

As South Koreans go to the polls, a backlash against feminism has become political

NPR  

As South Koreans go to the polls, a backlash against feminism has become political Enlarge this image toggle caption Hong Yoon-gi/AFP via Getty Images Hong Yoon-gi/AFP via Getty Images SEOUL — South Korean voters head to the polls Wednesday in a presidential election that has been characterized as being light on issues, heavy on political scandals and divided along generational …

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North Koreans Worry Over 'Emaciated' Kim Jong Un: State Media
3 years, 5 months ago

North Koreans Worry Over 'Emaciated' Kim Jong Un: State Media

News 18  

Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un’s apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country’s tightly controlled state media, after watching recent video footage of Kim. When Kim reappeared in state media in June after not being seen in public for almost a month, analysts at NK News, a Seoul-based website …

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