Yoon's digital textbook project marred by serious procedural flaws from outset, says audit

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s flagship education reform initiative — the AI Digital Textbook (AIDT) project — was plagued by serious procedural flaws from its inception to the screening stage, an audit found Wednesday.

2025-12-17

Lee nominates human rights lawyer as chief state auditor

President Lee Jae Myung has nominated human rights lawyer Kim Ho-cheol as the new chief of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), the presidential office said Sunday.

2025-12-07

Lawmakers grill Coupang CEO over data leak suspect, founder's responsibility

Coupang CEO Park Dae-jun faced criticism from lawmakers for a data breach affecting 33.7 million customers, asserting his accountability while lawmakers demand an apology from founder Kim Bom amid discussions of potential penalties.

2025-12-02

Parliamentary audit of presidential office halted amid scuffle over Lee's personal secretary

A parliamentary audit of the presidential office was halted after just an hour Thursday as a scuffle briefly erupted among lawmakers of the rival parties over the absence of President Lee Jae Myung's close aide and personal secretary.

2025-11-06

Gov't blames presidential office relocation under Yoon for Itaewon Halloween crush

The government said the relocation of the presidential office to Yongsan during the Yoon Suk Yeol administration diverted police resources away from Itaewon, leaving the area unpatrolled during the 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people.

2025-10-23

100 kidnapping, confinement cases involving Koreans in Cambodia unresolved, embassy audit finds

The Korean Embassy in Cambodia said on Wednesday that approximately 100 kidnapping and confinement cases involving Korean nationals over the past two years remain unresolved.

2025-10-22

Seoul mayor rips real estate measures, says he wasn't consulted on changes

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Monday criticized the Lee Jae Myung administration's Oct. 15 real estate measures as “excessive” and claimed the city received no prior consultation regarding the expansion of land transaction permit zones.

2025-10-20

Arguments, insults and political circus acts dominate day 3 of 'YouTube Shorts-style' audit

Day three of the Lee Jae Myung administration's first parliamentary audit on Wednesday saw more insults than inquiries, as lawmakers turned the oversight process into a political circus filled with personal attacks, profanity and disorder.

2025-10-16

Gov't eyes oversight measures to prevent Wegovy misuse

Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong said Wednesday that the government will establish new oversight measures to prevent excessive prescriptions and misuse of Wegovy, an injectable obesity treatment.