Acting president Choi Sang-mok, also deputy prime minister for economic affairs and minister of economy and finance, presides overs a meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. (NEWSIS via Xinhua) SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who doubles...
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a message of condolences to South Korean Acting President Choi Sang-mok over the heavy casualties in the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane. Xi said he was shocked to learn that the crash has caused heavy loss of...
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a message of condolences to South Korean Acting President Choi Sang-mok over the heavy casualties in the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane. Xi said he was shocked to learn that the crash has caused heavy loss of human lives. On beh...
SEOUL -South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-moksaid on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's "America First" policies had started targeting his country. Choi said discussions with the United States over tariff measures and stronger cooperation on energy and shipbuilding were beginning ahead o...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met South Korea's acting leader Choi Sang-mok in Seoul on Monday.
29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a message of condolences to South Korean Acting President Choi Sang-mok over the heavy casualties in the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane. Xi said he was shocked to learn that the crash has caused heavy loss of human lives. ...
If the opposition passes the impeachment motion against Han in Friday's vote, it would mark the first time South Korea has impeached an acting president. In Han's place, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok would step in as acting pre...
Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who became an acting president following the impeachments of both President Yoon Suk-yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, rejected the appointment and left the nine-member bench one justice short. ALSO READ: S. Korea court hears closing statements...
If Han is impeached, Choi Sang-mok, the country’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, is next in line. The impeachment vote against Han could face legal ambiguities. Most South Korean officials can be impeached with a simple majority of the Na...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.