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People who perished or sacrificed themselves for the sake of the country or fellow citizens facing life-threatening circumstances deserve recognition.

A year after Halloween crowd crush, legislation remains stalled Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

The National Assembly is largely tasked with coordinating differing opinions to resolve social conflicts. Contrary to this expectation, however, the nations leading legislative body has long been the object of public cynicism for locking horns over major pending issues.

Koreas legislation process faces a potential deadlock as President Yoon Suk Yeol is poised to veto bills that the majority-holding main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) approved or is set to approve unilaterally. According to the presidential office, Sunday, Yoon is contemplating whether to exercise his right to demand the National Assembly reconsider a proposed amendment to the Grain Management Act, which was passed unilaterally by the DPK during a March 23 plenary session.

The National Assembly submitted the impeachment resolution against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to the Constitutional Court on Thursday, a day after passing the first-ever such motion against a Cabinet member.

The presidential office is wary of the main opposition Democratic Party of Koreas (DPKs) attempt to impeach Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min for his allegedly insufficient response to the Itaewon crowd disaster last October.

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