An official puts a sticker on a refrigerator door saying that alcohol and tobacco sales to people under the age of 19 are prohibited at a convenience store in Buk District, northern Gwangju, on Tuesday. Korea adopted the international method of counting age starting Wednesday, however, the legal age to drink and smoke are unaffected by the change.
BUK DISTRICT
![An official puts a sticker on a refrigerator door saying that alcohol and tobacco sales to people under the age of 19 are prohibited at a convenience store in Buk District, northern Gwangju, on Tuesday. Korea adopted the international method of counting age starting Wednesday, however, the legal age to drink and smoke are unaffected by the change. [BUK DISTRICT]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10146026.webp?imageId=10146026&width=960&height=642&format=jpg)
