Politics
Song Gi-heon elected chair of science, ICT and broadcasting committee for second half
South Korea\'s National Assembly elected three-term Democratic Party lawmaker Song Gi-heon as chair of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee for the second half of the 22nd parliament. Song said he would work hard to deliver results on science and technology and on broadcasting issues. The assembly voted on 11 standing committee chair appointments as 167 lawmakers from the governing bloc participated, while the People Power Party walked out in protest.