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Kim Yo-jong Slams IAEA Conference as 'Mere Noise': A Subtle Message to the US? While statements were issued by its permanent mission in Vienna last year and by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry in 2023, attention has been drawn this year to the elevation in stature, with Kim Yo-jong personally stepping forward to reaffirm the irreversibility of the North's nuclear state status. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:32 AM

Jeong Jeom-sik: "Criminal Cabinet of 35 Convictions... Time for 'Dead Duck' Has Come" Jeong Jeom-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party, said today , "The Democratic Party of Korea claimed that nominee Kim Seung-won is fit for the post because there are no grounds for disqualification, but if they push ahead with appointing Kim, who has a prior drunk driving conviction, it will only further cement this into a 'criminal cabinet with 35 convictions.'" Speaking at a Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, Floor Leader Jeong stated, "In the current cabinet, including the president who has four prior convictions, key figures hold a combined total of 34 prior convictions." He added sarcastically, "The nominee for Justice Minister faces allegations of solicitation and lobbying, and the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport bought an apartment by taking out loans to the hilt . SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:08 AM

Jang Dong-hyeok: "Kim Seung-won Hearing Was Low-Grade Comedy... Cabinet Reshuffle Better Left Undone" People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok, addressing public criticism surrounding ministerial nominees who have completed confirmation hearings, urged, "President Lee Jae-myung should immediately withdraw this botched cabinet reshuffle and carry out a sweeping overhaul of the cabinet and the presidential office." At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, Jang said, "At this rate, it is a cabinet reshuffle better left undone." He continued, "The confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won was an embarrassing, low-grade comedy to watch. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:03 AM

Jang Dong-hyeok Rallies Opposition to Farmland Survey; Farmer at Leadership Meeting Asks, 'Are You Abandoning the Regions?' The People Power Party continued its daily offensive against the Lee Jae-myung administration's comprehensive farmland survey, demanding that "the blanket farmland survey must be halted immediately." Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok remarked at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly today , "How futile and absurd is this survey, which was launched under the pretext of catching those who treat farmland as a speculative asset?" Jang asserted, "Our party has pointed out numerous issues on the ground, such as the practical hardships facing elderly and tenant farmers, the disappearance of farmland transactions, and the collapse of prices, and has demanded that the comprehensive survey be stopped," adding, "Yet the Democratic Party brazenly lashed out at us, claiming we were 'distorting facts.'" He went on to emphasize, "Now, they say they will come up with supplementary measures. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:03 AM

Parliamentary Committee Adopts Hearing Report for Finance Minister Nominee Lee Hyoung-il: "Control Tower for People's Livelihood Economy Needed" The National Assembly's Finance, Economy, and Planning Committee has adopted the confirmation hearing report for Lee Hyoung-il, the nominee for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy. SBS Sep 17, 2026 11:00 AM

President Lee: "Will Root Out Transnational Crime... Scalping Profits Must Be Confiscated" ▲ President Lee Jae-myung greets Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who att… SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:54 AM

"Is This Meeting a Joke?" "Post It on Facebook": Shouting Matches Erupt Within Pan-Ruling Coalition Following the passage of an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act stripping prosecutors of their investigative powers last month in August, led by the pan-ruling coalition, a subcommittee under the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee convened to review follow-up legislation. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:53 AM

FM Cho Hyun: "No Disagreement Between S. Korea and U.S. on U.S. Investment... Will Maintain Clear Stance if Against National Interests" foreign ministers' meeting at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on Yeongjong Island, Incheon, on September 17. SBS Sep 17, 2026 10:43 AM

Kim Young-jin: "Weighing Overall Benefits, Kim Seung-won Should Be Appointed... Ruling Party Shouldn't Take Away President's Umbrella in the Rain" - Vetting of Kim Seung-won is complete..Weighing overall benefits, he should be appointed - Confirmation hearing report will be written considering various reactions, including PSPD - Opposition's street protest? Overreaction.. SBS Sep 17, 2026 9:44 AM

President Lee to Meet IEA Chief Today to Discuss Energy Security Cooperation President Lee Jae-myung will meet with Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency , at Cheong Wa Dae this afternoon, September 17. SBS Sep 17, 2026 9:36 AM