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Yoon's chief of staff resigns; first vice FM named as national security adviser

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin as his new national security adviser and Lee Kwan-sup, the director of national policy at the presidential office, as his new chief of staff.

Dec 28, 2023
Yoon's chief of staff resigns; first vice FM named as national security adviser

Ex-ruling party chief breaks away from PPP as pundits voice skepticism

Former chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, left the party and pledged to launch his own party, Wednesday, saying he will create an “agora” of responsible politicians instead of a “colosseum” where politicians wield swords against others.

Dec 27, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Ex-ruling party chief breaks away from PPP as pundits voice skepticism

Yoon replaces 4 vice ministers in partial Cabinet reshuffle

President Yoon Suk Yeol carried out a partial Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday to replace several vice ministers who will run for parliament in April, 2024's general elections.

Dec 27, 2023
Yoon replaces 4 vice ministers in partial Cabinet reshuffle

Trauma surgeon Lee Cook-jong named head of Daejeon military hospital

The defense ministry on Wednesday appointed a trauma surgeon known for his high-profile treatment of gunshot wound patients as the head of a military hospital.

Dec 27, 2023
Trauma surgeon Lee Cook-jong named head of Daejeon military hospital

Ex-ruling party leader set to quit PPP to launch new party

Lee Jun-seok, a former leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was set Wednesday to announce his departure from the PPP and a plan to launch a new political party of his own.

Dec 27, 2023
Ex-ruling party leader set to quit PPP to launch new party

Interim chief of ruling party vows to launch major offensive against opposition

Han Dong-hoon, the former justice minister who is widely viewed as the next flag bearer of the conservative bloc, took the helm of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) as its interim leader, Tuesday, vowing to launch a major offensive against the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), whose mainstream members he accused of being weighed down by an outdated dissident mindset.

Dec 26, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Interim chief of ruling party vows to launch major offensive against opposition

Yoon calls for approaching low birthrate issue from different perspective

President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for approaching the issue of the country's surprisingly declining birthrate from a fundamentally different perspective, emphasizing the need to identify its causes and find effective solutions.

Dec 26, 2023
Yoon calls for approaching low birthrate issue from different perspective

Ex-Justice Minister Han to take over as ruling party leader

Former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon was set to be sworn in as chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday, taking on the daunting mission of leading the party through April's parliamentary elections.

Dec 26, 2023
Ex-Justice Minister Han to take over as ruling party leader
  • Political parties gear up for crunch election 100 days away

Political parties gear up for crunch election 100 days away

With about 100 days until April's parliamentary elections, political parties are vying to get a head start in the crucial race that observers say could determine whether President Yoon Suk Yeol will be able to push his agenda forward or end up an early lame duck.

Dec 26, 2023
Political parties gear up for crunch election 100 days away
  • Political newcomer takes luster off of ex-ruling party chief's breakaway bid
  • Ex-Justice Minister Han to take over as ruling party leader

Political newcomer takes luster off of ex-ruling party chief's breakaway bid

A plan by the former chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to create a breakaway party is losing luster as the attention of the public is drawn by ex-Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon’s political debut as the interim chief of the PPP.

Dec 25, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Political newcomer takes luster off of ex-ruling party chief's breakaway bid
  • Political parties gear up for crunch election 100 days away
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