{
  "id": 8866579,
  "title": "Confirmation hearing report adopted for land minister nominee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/confirmation-hearing-report-adopted-for-land-minister-nominee-8866579",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260921/confirmation-hearing-report-adopted-for-land-minister-nominee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, a parliamentary committee confirmed Hong Jee-sun as the nominee for the position of Land Minister, setting the stage for his appointment. The decision was made unanimously by the land, infrastructure, and transport committee, although the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) found him unsuitable. PPP Rep. Yoo Ui-dong, who chairs the committee, explained that the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's positive evaluation of Hong was founded on his extensive experience and skills as a former official for the Gyeonggi provincial government and as the second vice land minister. The PPP, on the other hand, assessed his appointment based on their belief that it would be challenging for him to implement principled policies due to his close ties with President Lee Jae Myung and the apparent failure of some of his previous projects, as stated by Yoo. Hong went through a confirmation hearing last week after being nominated by President Lee in late August. He expressed his intention to leverage all resources from both the public and private sectors to swiftly provide housing in areas with high demand.",
  "summary": "A parliamentary committee on Monday adopted a confirmation hearing report for Land Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun, paving the way for his appointment. The report was adopted by bipartisan consensus at a meeting of the land, infrastructure and transport committee, though the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) marked him as unfit. PPP Rep. Yoo Ui-dong, the committee chair, said the ruling…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Confirmation hearing report adopted for land minister nominee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/confirmation-hearing-report-adopted-for-land-minister-nominee",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:24:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Parliamentary Committee Adopts Hearing Report for Land Minister Nominee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/parliamentary-committee-adopts-hearing-report-for-land-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:24:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Confirmation hearing report adopted for land minister nominee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/confirmation-hearing-report-adopted-for-land-minister-nominee-8861747",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:42:03.000Z"
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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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