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Parliamentary Subcommittee Passes Extra Budget Bill Worth 31.8 Tln Won

SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A parliamentary subcommittee passed an extra budget bill worth 31.8 trillion won (US$23.3 billion), lawmakers said Friday, with the ruling Democratic Party (DP) vowing to unilaterally pass the bill at the National Assembly’s plenary session later in the day. Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) walked [...]

Bengal Cat Appears at Parliamentary Inspection Hearings

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A Bengal cat appeared at a parliamentary inspection hearing carried out at the Government Complex in Sejong yesterday morning. Rep. Kim Jin-tae of the Liberty Korea Party said he had brought the cat along with him because it “resembled the puma that had been killed after attempting to escape [...]