Kim Yung-ho | Image: Ministry of Unification, edited by NK News
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed scholar Kim Yung-ho as the country’s new unification minister on Friday, despite controversy over his YouTube channel and advocacy for regime change in North Korea.
The appointment coincided with the ministry’s announcement that it will “reshuffle” 80 personnel as part of Yoon’s efforts to deemphasize dialogue and cooperation. Four departments that handle inter-Korean dialogue will be merged into a single unit, according to the ministry.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed scholar Kim Yung-ho as the country’s new unification minister on Friday, despite controversy over his YouTube channel and advocacy for regime change in North Korea.
The appointment coincided with the ministry’s announcement that it will “reshuffle” 80 personnel as part of Yoon’s efforts to deemphasize dialogue and cooperation. Four departments that handle inter-Korean dialogue will be merged into a single unit, according to the ministry.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.