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Parliament Passes Bill on Reduced Working Hours

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at shortening working hours despite businesses’ concerns about increased labor costs. The revision to the Labor Standards Act calls for reducing the country’s maximum statutory working hours to 52 hours a week from the current 68 hours. The working hours under the revision comprise 40 hours a week and up to 12 hours for overtime work. Under the current rule, [...]

Parliament OKs Bill Allowing Chemical Castration on Attempted Rapists

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly passed an amendment on Friday that would allow chemical castration as punishment for people found guilty of attempted rape, expanding the scope of a law punishing sex offenders. The bill also stipulates that sex offenders whose acts lead to injury or the death of minors are [...]

Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee ‘s Offshore Account May Cost Him at Insurance Subsidiary

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s position as the largest stakeholder of Samsung Life Insurance is in jeopardy after speculation over the existence of a secret offshore account was corroborated in a National Policy Committee meeting held on November 27. Politician Park Chan-dae said, “Chairman Lee’s eligibility as the largest stakeholder [...]

Law Amendment Barring Celebrity Blacklist Passes

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly has passed a new amendment barring the government from forming a blacklist of celebrities. The new amendment proposed by lawmaker Yu Eun-hye was passed during a plenary session on Thursday, in a move to protect celebrities and artists from discrimination over political differences. Yu, who is [...]

Trump Disappointed Over Cancelled Trip to DMZ

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would like to visit the Demilitarized Zone next time he’s in South Korea after his trip was canceled this morning due to foggy weather, a spokesperson for the National Assembly said. The spokesperson, who speaks for the South Korean parliament, said earlier today [...]

Trump to Deliver 22-Minute Speech at National Assembly

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a 22-minute speech at the National Assembly in Seoul this week, the first such address by an American head of state in nearly a quarter century, a parliamentary source said Monday. Trump will speak before 550 people, including South Korean lawmakers, foreign diplomats [...]

7 illegal Workers Injured, 1 Killed Annually During Crackdowns

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – About seven illegal migrant workers are injured and one killed annually on average during government crackdowns in the country, the Ministry of Justice said Monday. The crackdowns on such workers led to 80 casualties, including nine deaths, between 2008 and July this year, the ministry said in a reported [...]

Youth Groups Call for Lower Age of Candidacy

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean youth organizations has issued a petition for voting reforms at the National Assembly, calling for the candidacy age requirements to be lowered. Known as ‘Political Reform Youth Action’, seven groups including the university division of YMCA and Min Snail Union gathered at the National Assembly [...]

Mock Parliament Episode of ‘Infinite Challenge’ Sees Lawmakers Propose Six New Bills

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Popular South Korean TV Show Infinite Challenge is incorporating entertainment into lawmaking as several lawmakers who appeared on the show are set to propose six new bills to the National Assembly after discussing reforms to the current law with the show’s fans earlier this month. Infinite Challenge’s move to tap [...]

Nude Portrayal of President Park Geun-hye Stirs Controversy

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition in the lobby of the National Assembly building faced scrutiny Tuesday after it featured a parodied picture of Edouard Manet’s “Olympia”, with the faces altered to portray President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil. The exhibition was organized by Democratic Party lawmaker Pyo Chang-won, who has [...]