{
  "id": 5032254,
  "title": "SME, land minister nominees to undergo confirmation hearings Sept. 15-16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/sme-land-minister-nominees-to-undergo-confirmation-hearings-sept-15-16-5032254",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260902/sme-land-minister-nominees-to-undergo-confirmation-hearings-sept-15-16"
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  "account": "Small and medium enterprises (SME) minister nominee Lee So-young and Land Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun are scheduled to undergo parliamentary confirmation hearings on September 15 and 16, respectively. According to officials, this decision was made on Wednesday by the parliamentary trade committee and parliamentary land committee.\n\nLee So-young, a two-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, was nominated for the SME minister position. Meanwhile, Hong Jee-sun, who currently serves as vice land minister, was selected for the Land Minister role. The two nominees were announced by President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday as part of a wide-ranging Cabinet reshuffle.\n\nThe confirmation hearings are mandated by law for all minister nominees, although parliamentary consent is only obligatory for the prime minister to enable the president to appoint them. The parliamentary trade committee will oversee Lee So-young's confirmation, while the parliamentary land committee will handle Hong Jee-sun's.",
  "summary": "The nominees for small and medium enterprises (SME) minister and land minister will undergo parliamentary confirmation hearings on Sept. 15 and 16, respectively, officials said Wednesday. SME Minister nominee Lee So-young, a two-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, and Land Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun, currently vice land minister, were tapped by President Lee Jae Myung on…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "SME, land minister nominees to undergo confirmation hearings Sept. 15-16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/sme-land-minister-nominees-to-undergo-confirmation-hearings-sept-15-16",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:15:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SME, land minister nominees to undergo confirmation hearings Sept. 15-16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/sme-land-minister-nominees-to-undergo-confirmation-hearings-sept-15-16-5030830",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:32:03.000Z"
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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."
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