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 A new way of calculating South Korean age will be implemented next month as the calculation of age will be standardized. South Korean age computation is unique from the rest of the world. Everyone is considered 1 year old on the day they were born. Then another year is added every January 1. Even if the country is used to this, as the Korean age is used for social and cultural purposes,  there are complications when issues of age are discussed, which include army enlistment, voting, driving or legal drinking age.  But starting June 28, 2023, a new law will be implemented, so some will suddenly become younger. On December 8, 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea passed bills to amend the General Act on Public Administration and the Civil Act. The amendment aims to unify the three-age counting systems in the country. Source

 Just when securing a Korean visa seems getting more difficult, another destination is added where you can visit even without it. According to the Korea Tourism Organization in Manila, there are now 3 visa-free destinations in South Korea. Jeju Island and Yanyang County was reopened on June last year without a need for a visa. On March 3, it was announced that Muan International Airport in the province of Jeollanam-do will be visa-free starting March 15. As for those traveling to Jeju, it's important to note that tourists are not allowed to travel to other regions outside the island. As for Yanyang, tourists can visit around the cities and places in Gangwon Province and Seoul Metropolitan Area. Officials are yet to establish guidelines for the newly added entry point. Watch out for the details! __________

  allkpop The recent Itaewon tragedy has brought South Korea in mourning. People are commemorating all the lives lost in the Halloween celebration gone south. One day after the catastrophe, a business owner who had opened his doors so that the victims might flee the suffocating crowd showed up in the little passageway bearing food and candles in memory of the dead. He laid out a mat, laid out the food, kneeled and offered a prayer for all the deceased. But a policeman restricted the man from being in the scene of the accident. The old man protested saying, Don't do this. You need to let me do at least this. This is where the accident happened, I should at least offer the kids food before they pass over. Please don't do this. Please leave it. More policemen came to prevent the old man from being in the alleyway, but in the end, the store owner cried his heart out in sorrow for all the young lives lost in the tragedy. He regrets not saving more.  The policemen were next seen cry...

  soompi.com Former Produce 101 contestant and actor Lee Ji Han is confirmed to have passed away from the recent Itaewon tragedy. Read on the Itaewon halloween crowd surge here Lee Ji Han's agency, 935 Entertainment, confirmed. It’s true that Lee Ji Han passed away due to the accident in Itaewon on October 29.  We also hoped that it wasn’t true, and we were very shocked to hear the news. The family is suffering immense grief right now, so we are being very cautious. May he rest in peace.  It was his cast mates from Produce 101 Season 2 who first shared the news. Park Hee Seok, Kim Do Hyun, and Cho Jin Hyung posted on their Instagram. Ji Han has left this world and gone to a comfortable place. We ask that you say goodbye to him on his final path. He was a contestant on MNet's Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017 and debuted as an actor in 2019 in the web drama  Today Was Another Nam Hyun Day. He was 24 (Korean age). Rest in peace Lee Ji Han.  ______________ FOL...

  naver.com Due to the recent Halloween tragedy in Itaewon on October 29, several channels have decided to cancel broadcasts of shows to show mourning.  Tragedy at Itaewon Halloween Event SBS Inkigayo Animal Farm Running Man tvN Comedy Big League Game Caterers 2 KBS 1 Nights 2 Days Boss in the Mirror MBC King of Masked Singer Music events like Halloween Strike Music Festival 2022 and Busan One Asia Festival 2022 have also been cancelled. Meanwhile, as reported, over 100,000 individuals gathered in Itaewon on October 29 to celebrate Halloween. As of 9:30 AM on October 30, 151 deaths and 82 injuries have been confirmed. ______________ FOLLOW NOONA CHRONICLES: Facebook Twitter Instagram Tiktok YouTube Tumblr Subscribe to Noona Chronicles Group Noona's Chingu Do you find my blog interesting and entertaining? I would appreciate if you could support my blog by donating. This would make it easier for me to shift to my own domain in the future.

 The South Korean Health Ministry announced on March 11 that fully vaccinated foreign travelers do not need to undergo the seven-day self-quarantine starting March 21. Getty Images Read on South Korea's newly elected president The Ministry has informed that people who are fully vaccinated need not undergo quarantine anymore. Before, all travelers from outside of the country are required to undergo the seven day quarantine.  Who are considered fully vaccinated? Those who have received two doses of Covid 19 2 weeks earlier but less than 180 days ago Those who got booster shots However, international travelers will need to take the rapid antigen tests twice, six and seven days after entering South Korea.  Meanwhile, four foreign countries: Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Myanmar are excluded from the said exemption. A day after this announced, the country recorded 383,665 COVID-19 cases, with the surge of Omicron cases in the country.  For the last 14 days (...