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4 days ago · The 35-year-old is a rare breed in South Korea -- a millennial who has chosen to stay in his rural hometown rather than relocate to the Seoul metropolitan area, where more than half of the country ...
4 days ago · We recommend using this calculator last. Let’s take a look at the examples of each method below. 1. Use the “Korean Age +1 Formula”. (Current year – Year of Birth) + 1 = Korean Age. If you were born in 1995 and the year is 2019: (2019 – 1995) + 1 = 25 years old (Korean age) 2. Use the “Korean Age Birthday Formula”.
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1 day ago · The capital is Seoul (Sŏul). After being destroyed by fire in 2008, Seoul's Namdaemun (“Great South Gate”) was restored and reopened in 2013. South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone (DMZ) 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War (1950–53).
1 day ago · In June 2012, South Korea's population reached 50 million, and by the end of 2016, South Korea's population peaked at about 51 million people. However, in recent years the total fertility rate (TFR) of South Korea has plummeted, leading some researchers to suggest that if current trends continue, the country's population will shrink to ...
- 4.9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 0.24% (2022 est.)
- 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 51,628,117 (2022 est.)
3 days ago · South Korea portal. v. t. e. Moon Jae-in ( Korean : 문재인; Korean pronunciation: [mun.dʑɛ.in]; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician who served as the 12th (19th election) president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and Chief of Staff to President Roh ...
- 1975–1978
- Roh Moo-hyun
2 days ago · Park Moon-shik, a 56-year-old office worker, expresses his dismay over the absence of banks offering manageable borrowing rates tailored specifically for his age group. He laments the challenge of securing a loan to assist in purchasing a home.
1 day ago · Although Yi Bang-won, Taejo's fifth son by Queen Sinui, had contributed the most to assisting his father's rise to power, Chief State Councillor Jeong Do-jeon and Nam Eun used their influence on the king to name Yi Bang-seok, his eighth son (second son of Queen Sindeok), as crown prince in 1392. This conflict arose largely because Jeong Do-jeon ...
