South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Thursday pressed acting President Choi Sang-mok to fill the one remaining vacancy at the Constitutional Court as Choi appointed two

Jeong Gye-son and Jo Han-chang — newly appointed by acting President Choi Sang-mok officially took office Thursday, kicking off an eight-member bench.

The presidential office voiced regret Tuesday after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, saying he has gone beyond his authority as the interim leader by going ahead with the appointments.

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday issued a New Year's message, sharing his vision of overcoming the current crisis wisely as the country faces grave sadness for the loss of 179 lives in a Jeju Air's plane crash and presidential impeachment.

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.