Floor leader meets education minister; reformist calls for easing Pyongyang stanceConflict among ruling Grand National Party legislators over policy directions intensified Wednesday, as the party’s new leaders pushed forward a plan to reduce college tuition fees despite resistance from the old guard. Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, floor leader and acting chairman of the conservative ruling bloc, met Wednesda

Conflicts over free school meals, college tuition fee cut escalateAn identity crisis is deepening at the Grand National Party, after reformists who emphasize greater welfare for the working class took control of the ruling conservative bloc. On one side, the party’s two new chiefs ― floor leader Rep. Hwang Woo-yea and top policymaker Rep. Lee Ju-young ― are championing a plan to slash college tuit

President lauds World Friends Korea, stresses aid to developing countriesKorean volunteers celebrated the accomplishments they have made abroad in the brand of World Friends Korea on Monday.In a ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae, they also vowed to widen their assistance and aid to developing countries. “Already nearly 4,500 Koreans are volunteering in lots of countries, wearing the logos of World Friends