President Yoon Suk Yeol named an engineering professor at Seoul National University as the new science minister, his office said Thursday. Yoo Sang-im, a materials engineering professor, was tapped to lead the Ministry of Science and ICT, the presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk said during a press briefing. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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