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Coming up today,... President Park Geun-hye calls on Japan to resolve its past wrongdoings against Korea. She also expresses a willingness to hold an inter-Korean summit if certain conditions are met.
Lawmakers give themselves another month to decide on a new-look electoral map for next spring′s general elections. The rival parties are having a tough time narrowing their differences.
Plus,... the IMF urges the U.S. Federal Reserve to take a more cautious approach before hiking interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. Stay tuned for these stories and more.

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Title: President Park calls for resolution for ′comfort women′ issue
Our top story this afternoon...
President Park Geun-hye has once again called for the swift resolution of Japan′s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women.
The Korean leader made the remarks in a joint written interview with eight members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies ahead of a ten-day tour that will take her to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia.
Our Hwang Sung-hee breaks down what she had to say.
On Japan′s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, President Park called for a resolution that can heal the wounds of the past.
She expressed hope for concrete progress on the issue, saying Japan is going against international sentiment by dragging the issue out without admitting its wrongdoing.
President Park and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to speed up negotiations on the so-called ′comfort women′ issue at their first face-to-face summit in Seoul earlier this month.
With both leaders attending a string of multilateral summits starting this weekend..., President Park′s ten-day tour could provide her with an opportunity to continue talks with Abe.
On inter-Korean relations, President Park said she is open to talks at the highest level.
This, under the condition that there is progress in regards to North Korea′s denuclearization and inter-Korean ties.
For now, she said the Koreas must work on building trust step-by-step.
On the upcoming G20, APEC and ASEAN Plus Three summits, President Park said the leaders will focus on securing inclusive and continued growth.
She said South Korea will actively take part in discussions on the Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal... at the APEC summit.
Hwang Sung-hee, Arirang News.
Title: Talks on redrawing electoral map to continue for another month
Korea′s rival political camps have failed to reach a deal on re-drawing the country′s electoral map ahead of next year′s general elections.
They are giving themselves another month to try and narrow their differences.
Park Ji-won has more.
According to the National Assembly Act,... redistricting constituency boundaries should

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