Jung Dae-jin, a professor of global business at Halla University in Wonju, has been appointed unification policy secretary at the presidential National Security Office, sources said Monday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol called for all-out measures to protect Korean nationals amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
The presidential office announced Sunday a new comprehensive plan to enhance national cybersecurity that will require portals and platform operators such as Naver and YouTube to strengthen self-regulation against online propaganda and agitation.
The presidential office also said it will formally establish the new position of third deputy national security adviser to oversee economic security on Thursday.
Army reserve Major General Yin Sung-hwan is known to be a specialist in joint operations with the U.S. military. Yin was awarded the Legion of Merit (LOM), the highest honor conferred by the U.S. government on a foreign soldier.
The South Korean government plans to submit a bill to track and freeze North Korean cryptocurrency and virtual assets used to fund Pyongyang's illicit weapons programs, multiple government sources said Sunday.
Korea will send a military transport aircraft to evacuate its nationals from Sudan as clashes continue between the country's armed forces and paramilitary groups, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
Prosecutors asked for the arrest of former national security adviser Suh Hoon over allegations that he ordered the deletion of evidence in the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.
Top security officials from the Moon Jae-in administration denied deleting documents and mishandling the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korea soldiers in September 2020.
The presidential National Security Office will launch an interagency task force to deal with cybersecurity issues following last weekend’s massive disruption to top mobile messenger KakaoTalk.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
