Defense Ministry begins return to former headquarters after 4 years

South Korea’s Defense Ministry has begun moving back into its former headquarters, marking a U-turn on one of the most visible changes made under former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The ministry vacated the building in May 2022, when Yoon moved the presidential office from Cheong Wa Dae to the Defense Ministry compound in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. At the time, the ministry moved into the adjacent Joint Chiefs of Staff headquarters. The move back started on July 21 and is scheduled to conclude Aug. 14, when