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PRIME TIME NEWS 22:00 Welcome to the program. Live from Seoul...You′re watching Prime Time News. I′m Sean Lim. And I′m Kang Chery. Thanks so much for joining us tonight. Title: Ruling party pushes ahead with pension reform plan We begin with the heated debate over whether to change the pension program for government workers. The ruling party wants to make cuts to save on government expenses. The president also wants it happen and has urged the National Assembly to pass the revision bill within this year. But there′s some strong pushback from opposition parties and government workers themselves. Our Ji Myung-kil starts us off. The ruling Saenuri Party is moving to reduce the deficit in the pension program for government employees by launching a new pension system for public servants starting in 2016. The reform plan centers on increasing the age that payments can be received from 60 to 65 by the year 2031. President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for the reform bill to be passed by the end of the year, adding that a delay will place a greater burden on future generations. Pension reform was a key part of the president′s three-year economic innovation plan announced in February. "The more the reforms get postponed, the harder it will be to maintain the current pension system for civil servants." According to the ruling party’s calculations, the plan will save the government 95 billion U.S. dollars in the first 12 years after its implementation starting in 2016. "We can only ask the public for understanding. At the current rate, the government will be spending 1-point-9 trillion U.S. dollars in 2080 to meet the shortfall from the civil servants′ pension scheme." The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy is taking a more cautious approach to the proposal, with members voicing their reservations. "The proposed pension reforms by the ruling Saenuri Party and the government represent a change for the worse. Instead of narrowing the payment gap between better paid and poorly paid officials, all retirees from the public sector will be paid less." The government employees′ union declared it is launching a national campaign to resist the reforms, with a demonstration slated for November 1st. Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News. Title: Kim Jong-un had cyst removed during 40-day absence: spy agency South Korea′s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a cyst removed from his ankle when he stepped out of public view in early September. It is the first time the government has offered a clear explanation about Kim′s whereabouts during his prolonged absence. Hwang Sung-hee reports. Where could North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have been during his 40-day absence? South Korea′s National Intelligence Service says the young leader was on his surgery bed, getting a cyst removed from his right ankle. During a closed-door inspection on Tuesday, officials from the spy agency told