The National Assembly's Judiciary Committee approved the trade agreement, despite a walkout by the opposition: SKorea lawmakers endorse US FTA bill:
The bill was approved by the judiciary subcommittee after opposition legislators boycotted the meeting, the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) said.
The bill still requires approval by the subcommittees for foreign affairs, trade and unification, before it is submitted to a plenary session of the National Assembly for ratification.
