NEWS BRIEF

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Senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Kim Jin-kook has tendered his resignation over controversy surrounding his son, which President Moon Jae-in accepted. A senior top office official said Kim submitted the resignation as soon as he came to work Tuesday morning and is believed to issue a statement in the afternoon. A media report has revealed that while applying for jobs recently, Kim’s son wrote on his applications that his father was a presidential secretary and he would help the company if he gets hired. Public backlash has followed calling the son’s conduct inappropriate.
Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has unveiled plans to spend 2.4 trillion won to increase the supply of eco-friendly vehicles to 500-thousand unit next year from half that volume recorded as of November this year. He said the government will provide subsidies for 165-thousand eco-friendly passenger cars to reduce the price tag from 60 million to 55 million won. Grants will also be provided for 90-thousand commercial vehicles such as bus, taxi and trucks. The government will also install 60-thousand new chargers for electric vehicles and increase hydrogen vehicle charging stations to 310 by next year.