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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

JAPANESE LAWMAKERS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF CHINESE APPS

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• Japanese lawmakers call on the government to restrict the use of Chinese apps.
• Japan wants to prevent data from leaking via applications that have its origins in China.
• The lawmakers plan to submit their set of recommend...

EVERY CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER MIGHT BE BANNED FROM ENTERING THE US

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• Trump is not ready to go easy on China for its failure to stop the spread of the Coronavirus 
• He is reviewing a proposal to ban all communist members from entering the US. 

Trump’s grievance against the Chinese gover...