{
  "id": 4341050,
  "title": "South Korea names veteran technocrat Lee Hyoung-il as new finance chief in cabinet reshuffle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/south-korea-names-veteran-technocrat-lee-hyoung-il-as-new-finance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T02:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/south-korea-names-veteran-technocrat-lee-hyoung-il-new-finance-chief-cabinet"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance. The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministry of Justice, and named Kang Shin-chul, former deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) Lee nominates 6 ministers in major Cabinet reshuffle, including finance minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/2nd-ld-lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-major-cabinet-reshuffle-including",
        "published": "2026-08-30T04:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee nominates 6 ministers in Cabinet reshuffle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lee-nominates-6-ministers-in-cabinet-reshuffle",
        "published": "2026-08-30T05:02:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}