Today's Major News

1. Kim Seung-won, nominee for Minister of Justice, emphasized regarding the withdrawal of the indictment in the case involving President Lee Jae-myung that "the Minister of Justice does not have direct authority, and I have no intention of exercising command through the Prosecutor General."

2. Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok stated that he is listening to many concerns and criticisms surrounding Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in and is thinking deeply about them. The People Power Party stepped up its offensive, demanding not only the withdrawal of the ministerial nomination but also her resignation from parliament.

3. The government has decided to sequentially relocate central government ministries, including the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, to Sejong City starting in the first half of next year. Public institutions in the capital area also plan to announce relocation plans during the fourth quarter of this year and begin relocations starting next year.

4. South Korea's emergency relief team, which has arrived in Nepal, is launching full-scale search operations starting today (the 3rd), mobilizing state-of-the-art search equipment and rescue dogs.
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