(Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) Under the old Korean age system ... despite the baby’s birthday being in December. This system is currently used for military ...

But when asked their age in informal settings, most South Koreans will answer with their “Korean ... turn 6 years old (in international age), regardless of which month their birthday falls ...

My birthday is in December ... I no longer have to explain my 'Korean age' when I go abroad." The 31-year-old doctor said South Korea's medical sector has already been adopting the international ...

Under the “Korean age” system, babies are considered to be one year old on the day they are born ... Some people wonder if their birthday has anything to do with it.” Yoon Jae-ha, left ...

All Koreans are considered to be 1 year old at the ... the traditional "Korean age" system, and their age increases by a year on New Year's Day, regardless of their actual birthday.

The celebration at the Sun Valley Community Center left Phaire overwhelmed with joy as dozens gathered to honor her journey ...

South Korea is finally letting go of an age counting method that no other country in the world uses. Under the traditional East Asian way of reckoning age, a person is considered one year old at ...