( August 31, 2026, 02:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has made appointments to three key posts overseeing the country’s artificial intelligence policy, filling two vacant positions and creating a third, his chief of staff announced on Sunday. Ha Jung-woo, former chief presidential secretary on AI and future planning, became the standing vice-chair of the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, while Rebuilding Korea Party lawmaker Lee Hai-min became chief presidential secretary on AI and future planning. The two posts had been vacant for about four months after their previous holders resigned to run in a parliamentary by-election. Meanwhile, Lee Won-ju, head of the Energy Transition Policy Office at the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, was appointed to the newly created post of presidential secretary for megaproject implementation.The full text of the annoncement follows (in Korean):...
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