The South Korean government is stepping up efforts to promptly review amendments and bills on accelerating deregulation,... while better protecting the public's personal data.<br />Kim Ji-yeon reports.<br /> <br />Various bills related to the economy and people's livelihoods were reviewed and deliberated upon on Tuesday at the tenth Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon.<br />They included allowing the installation of charging stations for hydrogen vehicles... near commercial or residential areas... as part of efforts to promote the use of eco-friendly cars.<br />The prime minister also expressed his appreciation to the local taxi and private carpooling industries,... which reached a resolution last week.<br /><br />"It's been the result of communication and concessions by both sides. It'll serve as an exemplary precedent for similar cases in the future."<br /><br />Other agenda items included regulations that'll make it harder for private schools to fire or penalize staff members without reasonable cause... as well as measures to tackle sexual harassment.<br />Also, amendments to strengthen the protection of personal data stored by global IT giants, which have servers overseas, such as Google, Facebook and Apple,... were also discussed.<br />Under proposals,... the companies could be fined up to 18-thousand U.S. dollars if they don't designate a local representative to deal with the matter.<br />Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News. <br /><br />
