Ruling party rally

Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, center in the front row, chairmen of the ruling Saenuri Party, together with party members, holds a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday, urging the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) to agree on passing the basic pension bill. On the last day of the Assembly’s February session, rival parties are still showing differences. The ruling party is insisting on offering a monthly pension of 100,000 won ($90) to 200,000 to the poorest 70 percent of senior citizens and linking the basic pension scheme to the national pension, while the DP is calls for giving 200,000 won to the poorest 80 percent and opposing such a link. / Yonhap