South Korea's Prime Minster Han Duck-soo speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Hwang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior presi...
South Korea Names New Prime Minister
SEOUL--South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en masse on Thursday, media reports said, after their conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections. The results of Wednesday’s election posed a huge political blow to President ...
Doctors take part in a rally to protest against government plans to increase medical school admissions in Seoul, South Korea, March 3, 2024. (REUTERS) SEOUL--South Korea on Thursday declared a special emergency medical response period for two weeks in September and said it would use all availa...
Audio File:National anthem of South Korea Head Of State And Government: Acting President and Acting Prime Minister: Choi Sang-Mok Capital: Seoul1 Population: (2024 est.) 51,228,000 Currency Exchange Rate: 1 USD equals 1386.148 South Korean won ...
Title / Office: prime minister (1964-1970), South Korea Role In: Korean War See all related content Chung Il Kwon (born November 21, 1917, North Hamgyong province, Korea [now in North Korea]—died January 17, 1994, Hawaii) was a Korean army officer and politician, the commander of So...
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About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea have walked off their jobs this week to protest the government’s push to recruit more medical students.
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South Korea’s executive power is concentrated with the president, but the prime minister leads the country if the president becomes incapacitated. Han is a seasoned official and has previously held a string of top government posts such as trade minister and ...