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confirmation hearing

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Assembly committee adopts confirmation hearing report for prime minister nominee

The plenary vote for Han Seong-sook will move forward despite the opposition party boycotting the parliamentary committee hearing.

2026.6.30

Storming out of the room

During the confirmation hearing, Kim Haeng, the nominee for the minister of Gender Equality and Family, stormed out of the room after suspicion arose over her possession of hundreds of thousands dollars worth of cryptocurrencies.

2023.10.8

Platform and content competitiveness is key

Public broadcasters must be returned to the public. They have lost public confidence for their political bias and lopsided reporting.

2023.8.21

2022.05.12 Cartoon

After Democratic Party lawmakers repeatedly hurled nonsensical and groundless attacks at justice minister nominee Han Dong-hoon during his confirmation hearing Tuesday, Chin Joong-kwon compared the event to “Gag Concert."."

2022.5.11

Piece of his mind

Justice Minister nominee Han Dong-hoon is sworn in for his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Monday. Han criticized the recently enacted laws on prosecution reform...

2022.5.9

Justice minister nominee faces questions on his daughter

Justice Minister nominee Han Dong-hoon's aides Thursday refuted claims from a local newspaper that Han's teenage daughter exaggerated her high school extracurricular activities, warning of tough legal action for what they called disinformation.

2022.5.5

Stop hampering the smooth transfer of power

Confirmation hearings for members of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s first Cabinet, including prime minister nominee Han Duck-soo, began on Monday.

2022.5.2

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'Quadruple documents means quadruple suspicions'

The confirmation hearing for prime minister nominee Han Duck-soo, originally scheduled for April 25, has been held up by opposition from the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and minor opposition Justice Party.

2022.4.27

Sitting it out

At a confirmation hearing for Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo at the National Assembly in Yeouido on Monday, seats for lawmakers from the Democratic Party (DP) are vacant.

2022.4.25

Bank of Korea Governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong speaks at a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

BOK nominee pledges steady interest rate increases

Bank of Korea Governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong said at his confirmation hearing that interest rates are going up, but pledged to lift them at a moderate speed.

2022.4.19

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