Kim Yong-Beom Resigns
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung accepts policy chief Kim Yong-beom’s resignation after a Cabinet reshuffle. Korean coverage focuses on criticism of housing and leverage policies, while a Hankyoreh21 program also examines controversy over Yong Hye-in’s ministerial nomination.
People Power Party Leader Calls for Kim Yong-beom to Testify and Demands ETF Gate Investigation
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk is demanding that former presidential policy secretary Kim Yong-beom appear before South Korea’s parliamentary audit and explain what he knows about the so-called ETF Gate allegations. At a news conference in the National Assembly on Sept. 2, Jang suggested Kim may have resigned shortly before the regular parliamentary session to avoid appearing as an insti…
South Korean Opposition Leader Says ETF Scandal Cannot End With Kim Yong-beom's Resignation
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk said allegations surrounding the so-called Lee administration ETF scandal should not end with the resignation of Kim Yong-beom. At a news conference in the Nat…
Editorial: Kim Yong-beom’s Resignation Must Not Leave the Cabinet Looking Only to the Blue House
Kim Yong-beom’s resignation has exposed what the editorial calls an unhealthy concentration of policy power in South Korea’s Blue House. Kim, the first policy chief appointed by President Lee Jae-myun…
Kim Yong-beom resigns two days after South Korean Cabinet reshuffle amid housing and leverage criticism
Kim Yong-beom, the senior policy secretary who directed economic policy under President Lee Jae-myung, resigned only two days after a major Cabinet reshuffle. His departure marked the first replacemen…