The abacus is considered the oldest calculating device used by humans but in the 1940s, a Korean man invented an abacus-like counting method using fingers called jisanbeop or chisanbop, a term that ...

SEOUL, June 28 (UPI) --South Korea scrapped its traditional age-counting system on Wednesday, instantly reducing the age of citizens by one or two years in a move to align with international standards ...

“How old are you?” Answering this simple question often becomes a challenge for foreign nationals living in Korea who are not yet familiar with the country's unique system of counting one's age. In ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Kim Dong-woo was 31 until last week. Now, the South Korean is 29. “I feel younger,” the Seoul-based entrepreneur said. It is not just ...