First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, the nominee for the new finance minister who doubles as the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, attends a press conference with reporters covering the finance ministry at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)

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