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☆ In South Korea, free subway rides for the elderly become a political headache
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Hyonhee Shin Hyeyeon Kim | Hyonhee Shin | Hyeyeon Kim | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
[1/5] Eldery people who use the free subway service to deliver parcels gather in Seoul, South Korea, February 8, 2023. "But honestly, I wouldn't be doing it if subway rides weren't free because there wouldn't be much left over for me." Free rides have been a perk enjoyed nationally by those 65 and older for four decades and are credited with keeping senior citizens active. In the greater Seoul area, where almost 3.7 million people are 65 or older, more than 233 million free rides were taken last year. Sixty percent of Koreans support raising the minimum age for senior citizen benefits including free subway rides to 70, according to a Gallup poll released last week.
☆ South Korea drops indoor anti-COVID mask mandate, infection fears linger
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Hyeyeon Kim Soo-Hyang Choi | Hyeyeon Kim | Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/3] Women ride on an escalator past a couple wearing masks to avoid contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a shopping mall in Seoul, South Korea, January 30, 2023. The lifting of the face-covering rules in the majority of indoor locations is South Korea's latest step in easing COVID rules as new cases show signs of a slowdown. People are still required to wear the masks in public transport settings and in medical facilities. But many citizens also said they will still wear masks with the pandemic not fully over. The easing of rules come about three years after South Korea reported its first outbreak of COVID infection on Jan. 20, 2020.
☆ BTS star Jin begins South Korea army duty amid tight security, cheering fans
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Hyonhee Shin Hyeyeon Kim | Hyonhee Shin | Hyeyeon Kim | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's military got a new recruit on Tuesday: Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, began 18 months of mandatory national service, complete with newly shaven head. "I wish it was a warm day," Lee Jin, 24, told Reuters outside the camp, where about 300 military, police and fire officials maintained tight security. BTS announced plans in October to sign up for mandatory military service, starting with Jin, who turned 30 on Dec. 4, after having postponed his service for the maximum time allowed. On Tuesday, Yonhap news agency said another BTS member, Suga, has been judged unfit for active duty and would do community service instead. South Korea's defence minister has said BTS would be able to perform overseas while in the military.
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