Plans for new Korean presidential residence raise concerns
A transition team official said the residence is unsuitable to accommodate all the necessary security facilities for the president.
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North Korea slams Yoon Suk-yeol for keeping mum on Japan’s history distortion
Citing Japan's use of history textbooks that distort the facts on wartime forced labor and sexual slavery of Korean people, the North said Preseident-elect Yoon is siding with…
Appeasement policy for North Korea needs to change: Foreign minister nominee
Park Jin also said the incoming Yoon administration will maintain consistency with its policies of pressure and persuasion for denuclearization of the North.
Nuclear envoys of South Korea, US condemn North Korea missile provocations
North Korea recently revealed that it test-fired a “new type of tactical guided weapons system” as part of efforts to enhance its capabilities to effectively operate…
Clashing ideas on military exemption for BTS
Supporters say K-pop artists should be granted exemptions, but men in 20s unhappy about special treatment.
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol makes first eight picks for Cabinet
The presidential transition committee is currently looking into governmental reorganisation and reviewing the establishment of a new ministry to replace the current Gender…
US agrees to upgrade strategic alliance with Korea: Yoon’s delegation
The delegation also said they formed consensus on need of complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of Pyongyang with US.
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol delegation to depart for Washington
They are expected to meet with leading officials, members of the US Congress and think tanks to discuss a wide range of topics, including North Korea and global affairs.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol to decide on prime minister nominee by early April
A spokesperson said continuation of incumbent Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum's tenure is an issue separate from his competence.
Relocating the South Korean presidential office emerges as ‘tall order’
Concerns raised include the security of the president, with the cost of relocation also becoming a subject of criticism from opponents.