South Korea names veteran technocrat Lee Hyoung-il as new finance chief in cabinet reshuffle

SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance. The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministry of Justice, and n

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol canceled his planned trip to the United States to attend an upcoming Group of 20 meeting without giving a reason, government sources said Sunday. Koo arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, earlier in the morning to depart for the United States for the G20 Finance Ministe