The return of the season

With barely over two weeks left before the Oct. 16 by-elections in mostly rural areas, the Democratic Party (DP) and the Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP) are competing over the amount of cash handouts to local voters. After the DP pledged to give 1 million won ($762) per year to each resident, the RKP vowed to dole out 1.2 million won. [PARK YONG-SEOK]