Arts & Culture     Business     Environment     Government     Health     Human Rights     Military     Philosophy     Science     U.S. Asian Policy			Home > East Asia >  South Korea's 234th National Assembly convenes AFAR 9/9/2002  Related Articles • Organ Harvesting Surgeon Identified • Seoul Food - Part 1 • Beijing's Frustrations on the Korean Peninsula • Asian Shares Rise as Dollar Jumps vs Yen • Asian Shares Slump on U.S. Mortgage Woes • China's Renewed Summit Diplomacy With Japan • Is America Losing Its Competitive Edge? • China's Displeasure With North Korea's Missile Tests • China and Japan: • Coddling North Korea Is dangerous   South Korea’s 234th National Assembly convened Monday. This year the regular 100-day session has been reduced to 30 days to give political parties more preparation before for the December presidential election. High on the agenda are deliberations on the coming year’s budget bill, annual inspections of government ministries and agencies, and a parliamentary probe into the government’s handling of public funds. However, amid escalating partisan strife between rival parties, analysts fear the floor might turn into a feuding ground between the Grand National Party and the Millennium Democratic Party.
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