South Korean society

The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea.

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Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

5:00am May 24, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

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South Koreans are becoming a year younger following a set of bills passed by parliament to unify the country's age system.

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South Koreans are getting a year younger, parliament rules

3:16pm December 08, 2022

by Mary Yang

In a country that uses different age-counting systems, South Koreans will change to an internationally recognized style. They could lose one or two years when the change goes into effect in June.