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Kishida's ruling bloc's candidates do well in state wide elections.
On Sunday, candidates endorsed by the ruling alliance of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida easily defeated their opponents backed by the largest opposition party in the first round of nationwide municipal polls. There has been speculation that Kishida may dissolve the lower house for a snap e...
South Korea needs a smaller Assembly, says the head of the ruling party.
The leader of the ruling People Power Party said Thursday that South Korea might need a smaller National Assembly.
Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon said Thursday at a meeting of the party leadership that the present 300 seats in the 75-year-old parliament "shouldn't be considered absolute.&qu...
Lee Jun-seok, who resigned in disgrace, has been expelled from the ruling party.
Lee Jun-seok, the former chair of the People Power Party, was suspended for an additional year after a protracted internal dispute. Thursday, the court denied Lee's plea for an injunction to remove Chung Jin-suk from his position as interim chair of the party, pushing Lee to the edge of a pre...
A politician from the ruling party claims that Yoon ought to have met Pelosi
Rep. Yoon Sang-Hyun of the ruling People Power Party stated that President Yoon Suk-yeol "should have met with" Nancy Pelosi on her visit to Seoul last month on the second day of the National Assembly's interpellation session.
A member of the ruling party's legislative...
CHINA TO EASE BIRTH LIMIT; ALLOW COUPLES TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN
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- China to ease birth limit; allow couples to have 3 children.
- China's ruling Communist Party announced the same.
- China's working-age population shrank over the past decade.
- Restrictions that limited most...
S. KOREAN RULING DP EXPECTS COVID-19 CASH HANDOUTS TO EXCEED $17.6 BILLION
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- S. Korean ruling DP expects COVID-19 cash handouts to exceed $17.6 billion.
- The relief fund proposal has been submitted to the parliament for deliberations.
- The govt. and DP will be holding a high-level meeting on Sunday....
S. KOREAN PM ANNOUNCES NO CASH HANDOUTS FOR VIOLATORS OF ANTIVIRUS MEASURES
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- S. Korean PM announces no cash handouts for violators of antivirus measures.
- The PM gave off stern measures with the norm of "one-strike, you're out" punishment.
- Shops, restaurants, and other businesses nati...
S. KOREAN GOVT. LIKELY TO EXPAND EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR THE 4TH TIME
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- S. Korean govt. likely to expand emergency relief funds for the 4th time.
- The emergency relief funds would include merchants whose yearly sales are more than $364,000.
- The country’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) and ...
S. KOREA’S RULING DP TO ROLL OUT FOURTH ROUND OF COVID-19 STATE BUDGET FUND
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- S. Korea’s ruling DP to roll out fourth round of COVID-19 state budget fund.
- The govt. last year had distributed more than $27.8 billion to households.
- The funds were also given to small merchants and business owner...
JAPAN TO INTRODUCE FINES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNTRY’S COVID-19 MEASURES
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- Japan to introduce fines that fail to comply with the country’s COVID-19 measures.
- The bill on the infectious disease law calls for introducing fines of up to 500,000 yen.
- Parliament began deliberations on the ...
S. KOREAN RULING DP MAY ESTABLISH AN ORGANIZATION FOR PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS
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- S. Korean ruling DP may establish an organization for prevention of industrial disasters.
- The ruling DP is planning to consult with rival parties for the same.
- The DP is said to draft a revised Government Organization Ac...
S. KOREAN PRESIDENT URGES GOVT. TO FIND MEASURES TO COMPENSATE SMALL BUSINESSES
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- S. Korean President urges govt. to find measures to compensate small businesses.
- The president called on the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) to discuss the above.
- The President held the session at the Blue...
HONG KONG MOGUL JIMMY LAI TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY UNTIL COURT’S BAIL RULING
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- Hong Kong's top court has given go-ahead to a bail plea against the choice to let go supportive of majority rule government media magnate Jimmy Lai on bail
He remains adequately under house capture forthcoming preliminary for off...
SOUTH KOREA’S DP FIND WAYS TO SHARE BURDEN OF RENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
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- South Korea’s DP find ways to share burden of rent for small business owners.
- DP Chairman Rep. mentioned getting landlords to slash rent for struggling small business owners.
- A proposal to revise the Commercial Buil...
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE IN JAPAN OVER ACUIRING STRIKE CAPABILTY VESSELS
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- Discussions continue in Japan over acquiring strike capability vessels.
- No deadline for decision on the above matter has yet been decided.
- The Cabinet Office is yet to approve a plan a next week over building of two new n...
JAPAN’S LDP APPROVE TAX REFORM PACKAGE FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Japan’s LDP approves tax reform package for fiscal 2021.
- The planned tax cuts on home and car purchases will continue to remain.
- Private sector asked to work towards carbon reduction and digitalization with revision...
LDP DEFENSE POLICYMAKERS SHOW SUPPORT TO BUILD NEW AEGIS SHIPS
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- LDP defense policymakers show support to build new Aegis ships.
- The Japanese government has been seeking three off-shore alternative options.
- Reportedly, the ships are expected to install functions to counter cruise missi...
A BILL TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO USERS OF DONATED EGGS AS PARENTS SUBMITTED IN JAPAN
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- A bill to give recognition to users of donated eggs as parents submitted in Japan.
- Japan’s ruling and opposition parties jointly submitted the bill on Monday.
- The bill doesn’t recognize the rights of such chil...
GOVERNMENT SAYS, POLAND NEEDS TO CALM DOWN TO DISCUSS THE RULING OVER ABORTION
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- The government of Poland said that, the people of Poland needs to calm down for the disputed ruling on abortion
- The publication department of the Polish government has initially said that, the verdict of the court will be enforced by Novem...
LDP POLICY CHIEF REVEALS POSSIBLE EXTENDED CASH HANDOUTS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
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- LDP policy chief reveals possible extended cash handouts to low-income households.
- PM Suga expected to order a third supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2020.
- The expected budget would be around $9.5 billion to $143.3 b...