Latest Opposition Warns Against Moving Foreign and Defense Ministries to Sejong

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15 Oct 2026

South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party has challenged a government plan to move 44 ministries and agencies to Sejong by 2031, arguing that relocating the foreign and defense ministries could weaken crisis response and create diplomatic inefficiencies.

15 Oct 2026

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young says Seoul wants any renewed US-North Korea summit to lead to talks involving both Koreas, the United States and China on replacing the armistice with a permanent peace framework.

15 Oct 2026

South Korea’s state auditor said officials at an education facilities safety agency arranged a false invitation from a Finnish municipal education department to justify their chief’s overseas trip. Disciplinary action was requested for three officials, while the audit did not establish that the agency head took part in the scheme.

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