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Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief Kim Yong-hyun was named new minister of national defense, the presidential office announced. Current Defense Minister Shin Won-sik was appointed as the new national security adviser, replacing Chang Ho-jin.
President Yoon Suk Yeol tapped Yu Chul-hwan, a former senior judge at the Seoul Central District Court, as his new head of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. He also named Wang Yun-jong as third deputy national security adviser.
President Yoon Suk Yeol named Lee Kwan-sup, national policy director at the presidential office, his new chief of staff Thursday after Kim Dae-ki tendered his resignation.
The national security advisers of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed on new trilateral initiatives to counters threats posed by North Korea, including its nuclear weapons and missile programs and cybercrimes, in Seoul on Saturday.
South Korean National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong and his Japanese counterpart, Takeo Akiba, stressed that Pyongyang's "unprecedented provocations" pose a serious threat to peace and stability to the region and the international community.
Army reserve Major General Yin Sung-hwan is known to be a specialist in joint operations with the U.S. military. Yin was awarded the Legion of Merit (LOM), the highest honor conferred by the U.S. government on a foreign soldier.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned North Korea against providing any lethal weapons to Russia Tuesday, saying it will "pay a price" in the international community if it does.
President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed veteran actor Yoo In-chon, a former culture minister, as his special adviser for culture, sports and tourism Thursday, said his office.
A U.S. nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN) docked in Busan on Friday, marking the first such visit in six years, Seoul's Defense Ministry said.
National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong on Wednesday warned against any actions that go against the "healthy development" of relations between Seoul and Beijing.
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