South Korea's National Assembly kicks off an extraordinary parliamentary session today.<br />Rival parties agreed over the weekend to convene a session until the end of the month in order to settle a number of pending issues.<br />They include reviewing bills related to raising transparency at private kindergartens,... forming a special committee to hold a parliamentary probe into hiring irregularities in the public sector,... as well as revising bills to expand the adoption of a flexible working system.<br />Also at stake is deciding how to reform the parliamentary election system -- in a way that proportional seats better represent voters' choices.<br />However, with just two weeks left it's unlikely to be smooth sailing... given that the rival parties are deeply divided on most issues. <br />
