Friday, November 26, 2010

S. Korea names new defense minister amid war rhetoric from the North - CNN.com

S. Korea names new defense minister amid war rhetoric from the North - CNN.com: "Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea named a new defense minister Friday to replace the official who resigned Thursday amid heavy criticism due to North Korea's sinking of a warship in March and Tuesday's deadly shelling of an inhabited island.

South Korea's government nominated Kim Kwan Jin as defense minister, a Blue House media official told CNN.

The National Assembly will hold a confirmation hearing before Kim formally takes office.

Former Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, a former general, resigned after coming under heavy criticism for the sinking of the South Korean war ship Cheonan and again after North Korea struck Yeonpyeong Island on Tuesday."

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