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Moon administration says rush to move S.Korea's presidential office threatens security

Outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in's administration said on Monday his successor's rush to relocate the presidential office and official residence could "create a security vacuum and confusion" at a time of tensions with North Korea.

Reuters

South Korea's President-elect Ditches 'Imperial' Blue House Office

South Korea's president-elect said Sunday he will relocate his office from the "imperial" Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices. Yoon Suk-yeol, who won a tight election earlier this month, pledged on the campaign trail that he would move presidential business…

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South Korea's president-elect ditches 'imperial' Blue House office

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's president-elect said Sunday he will relocate his office from the "imperial" Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices.

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S.Korea's Yoon says he will move presidential office to defence ministry

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, breaking with decades of tradition, said on Sunday he will move the presidential office from the Blue House to the defence ministry compound, a step estimated to cost $40 million.

Reuters

Good move? S.Korean president's home stirs feng shui furore

South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to break with decades of tradition to move his future office and residence beyond Seoul's Blue House compound has whipped up a fierce debate involving experts in the ancient practice of feng shui.

Reuters

South Korea president-elect's pledge to shutter gender ministry stirs debate

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.

Reuters

PM speaks with South Korean president-elect, leaders vow to deepen ties

The leaders agreed on the importance of further broadening and deepening the India-Korea Special Strategic Partnership.

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South Korea: How Did the Pardon of Park Geun-hye Affect the Election?

A pre-election survey undermines the oft-cited idea that national unity in South Korea is promoted through pardons of former presidents.

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South Korea sees imminent prospect of North ICBM test -newspaper

The South Korean government believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as this week, domestic media said, citing unidentified sources.

Reuters

After S.Korea election loss, Moon's ruling party scrambles to regroup

The party of outgoing South Korea President Moon Jae-in scrambled to regroup on Friday as its leadership resigned in en masse after its devastating election defeat, but still holds enough seats to potentially thwart the new president's agenda.

Reuters

S.Korea's nuclear power at inflection point as advocate wins presidency

South Korea's nuclear power industry is at an inflection point after Yoon Suk-yeol triumphed in the nation's presidential vote this week, as a platform pledge to revive the fortunes of a once-dominant sector faces stiff business hurdles.

Reuters

‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president

Election of Yoon Suk-yeol, who has blamed feminism for low birthrates, seen as a ‘pivotal moment’ for public discussion of women’s issues

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China's Xi says S.Korea important partner in letter to President-elect Yoon -Yonhap

Chinese President Xi Jinping said South Korea is a close neighbour and important partner in a congratulatory letter to South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Japan, S.Korea leaders agree to boost ties with U.S. to tackle N.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to North Korea's evolving military threat.

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Tribune News Service

Biden gets a new friend in Asia to take on China, North Korea

Joe Biden may have a new friend in Asia, with South Korea’s presidential-elect preparing a foreign policy reboot that more closely aligns with the U.S. president’s views of China.

The Conversation

South Korean election: the big challenges ahead for new president Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea has elected a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who now has the task of tackling a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and a decision about whether to restart dialogue with neighbouring North Korea.

AFP

S. Korea's new president to teach 'rude boy' Kim Jong Un some manners

Seoul (AFP) - Threatening a pre-emptive strike, swiftly responding to missile tests, and telling "rude boy" leader Kim Jong Un to behave: South Korea's next president looks set to get tough on the nuclear-armed North, analysts say.

Benzinga

South Korea Elects President Who Supports NFTs, Lower Taxes On Profits From Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin

Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, who supported deregulation of the cryptocurrency sector and issued non fungibe tokens (NFTs) during his election campaign, has been elected as South Korea’s next president.

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Analysis-S.Korea's president-elect harnessed voter discontent. Now comes the hard part

South Korea's new president-elect harnessed widespread public discontent and disillusionment to win Wednesday's election but the same volatile forces that brought him to power may complicate his efforts to enact reforms, analysts said.

Reuters

S.Korea's president-elect had telephone talks with U.S. Biden - Yonhap

South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden had telephone talks on Thursday, Yonhap News reported, citing Yoon's party.

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Japan PM congratulates Yoon, says ties with S.Korea need to improve

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday welcomed the election of Yoon Suk-yeol as South Korea's next president and said he hoped to work closely with him to rebuild healthier ties with its neighbour.

Tribune News Service

South Korea elects Yoon as new president in hawkish turn

SEOUL, South Korea — Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol won election as South Korea’s president, returning the conservative opposition to power after five years and signaling a hawkish turn in the country’s relations with China and North Korea.

AFP

Anti-feminist political novice: South Korea's new president Yoon

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's new president-elect is a political novice who shot to public attention as a prosecutor for his uncompromising investigations into some of the country's most high-profile corruption scandals.

Reuters

U.S. congratulates Yoon as South Korean president-elect, says alliance 'ironclad'

The United States on Wednesday congratulated South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol and said President Joe Biden looked forward to working with him to expand close cooperation between the allies.

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