문성혁 해양수산부 장관 후보자 청문보고서 채택<br /><br />The National Assembly has adopted a confirmation hearing report for President Moon Jae-in's pick for oceans minister, meaning his appointment goes ahead.<br />Moon Seong-hyuk is the second of Moon's new cabinet nominees to get the greenlight.<br />A report was adopted on Monday, too, for another nomine -- Park Yang-woo for culture minister.<br />Three more minister nominees are on the waiting list after President Moon's picks for transport and science minister fell through last week over ethical lapses.<br />But it's a tough road ahead for Moon's picks for unification and SME minister.<br />Unification minister nominee Kim Yeon-chul,... has come under fire for making controversial and pro-North Korea remarks in the past,... and SME minister nominee Park Young-sun... for refusing to submit documents necessary for the hearing,... as well as ethical lapses.<br />Although hearing reports are not mandatory to appoint cabinet ministers,... going ahead with their appointments without them would likely make political tensions worse.
