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Ahead of the People Power Party (PPP)’s national convention to elect its new leadership, former PPP interim leader Han Dong-hoon and former Rep. Won Hee-ryong are exchanging over-the-top attacks against each other.

2024.7.16

From left, People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Na Kyung-won, former PPP interim chief Han Dong-hoon, and former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong announce their bids for party leadership during separate press conferences at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Sunday. [NEWS1]

PPP heavyweight trio throw hats in ring for party leadership

Three conservative People Power Party (PPP) heavyweights declared their bids for PPP leadership Sunday, a month ahead of their party's convention set to determine the direction of PPP's cooperation with the Yoon Suk Yeol administration.

2024.6.23

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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, left, and former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong [JOONGANG PHOTO]

DP chief Lee Jae-myung beats former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong in Gyegyang-B

The leader of the liberal Democratic Party (DP), Rep. Lee Jae-myung, clinched a victory over former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong in Incheon’s Gyeyang-B District.

2024.4.11

DP chief Lee Jae-myung in front of former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong in Gyegyang-B bellwether

The leader of the liberal Democratic Party (DP), Rep. Lee Jae-myung, was in the lead in Incheon’s Gyeyang-B District against former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong as of Wednesday evening.

2024.4.10

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, speaks with a senior citizen who lives alone in a multiunit house in Jungnang District, eastern Seoul, on Thursday, to provide winter supplies amid freezing temperatures this week. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon calls for lower bar for urban redevelopment projects

President Yoon Suk Yeol said guidelines for selecting redevelopment projects, which currently gauge safety risks, must change to prioritize housing depreciation to prevent residents' living conditions from deteriorating.

2023.12.21

High-ranking officials must not go overboard (KOR)

But as long as they serve the government, they must be faithful to their current obligations.

2023.11.27

High-ranking officials must not go overboard

But as long as they serve the government, they must be faithful to their current obligations.

2023.11.26

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Won Hee-ryong, left, speaks with Dmytro Ponomarenko, ambassador of the Embassy of Ukraine to Korea during the GICC 2023 event held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas hotel in southern Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Korean government boosts budget for Ukrainian reconstruction

The Korean government will increase the budget for Ukrainian reconstruction support in the upcoming year, along with a boost to the overall Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget.

2023.9.19

How to be as light as a feather

The minister is currently not a political fighter, but a public servant.

2023.8.15

Land Minister Won Hee-ryong, right, poses for a photo after delivering President Yoon Suk Yeol's letter to incoming Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios as a special envoy to attend Pena's inauguration ceremony in this photo provided by Won's office on Aug. 15, 2023.

Land Minister meets incoming Paraguayan president

Land Minister Won Hee-ryong met with incoming Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios and discussed Korean companies' participation in the South American country's light rail project, Won's office said Tuesday.