South Korea’s National Assembly failed to adopt the confirmation report for NIS chief nominee Lee Jong-seok as partisan disputes over his security stance forced a meeting cancellation, with both sides pledging further negotiations.
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The National Assembly failed to adopt the confirmation hearing report for Lee Jong-seok, nominee for Director of the National Intelligence Service, as ruling and opposition parties postponed the decision amid unresolved concerns over his security stance.
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Via the #KyivIndependent @ 12:14am ET on Feb 10, 2025

#NorthKorea sent thousands of workers to take jobs at construction sites across #Russia in 2024, Yonhap reported, citing #SouthKorea's #NationalIntelligenceService (#NIS). The move represents an apparent violation of #UnitedNations #SecurityCouncil resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's #intercontinentalBallisticMissile (#ICBM) tests.

https://kyivindependent.com/thousands-of-north-koreans-taking-construction-jobs-in-russia-media-reports/