Policy chief Kim Yong-beom resigns as President Lee accepts resignation
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom resigned after offering his resignation to President Lee Jae Myung.
- Chief presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Lee accepted the resignation on Sept. 1.
Kim Yong-beom, the chief of President Lee Jae Myung’s policy office, has resigned.
Kang Yu-jung, the president’s chief spokesperson, said Kim offered his resignation the previous day. Lee accepted it on Sept. 1, she said at a briefing.
The announcement was carried as breaking news by Hankyoreh.
Kim offered his resignation the previous day, and President Lee accepted it today.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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