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Controversy is growing over the Ministry of Science and ICT s latest decision to give the position of the head of the Preparatory Office for the Korea Space and Aeronautics Administration (KSAA) to a government official who specializes in the IT sector, rather than the space industry.
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Residents from Goheung County in South Jeolla Province held a rally in front of Hanwha Group s headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday, to condemn Hanwha Aerospace s latest decision to establish a rocket assembly facility in the county s neighboring city of Suncheon. The residents threatened to interfere with Hanwha Aerospace s launches of space vehicles at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, unless the company retracts its decision.
The Korean government seeks to actively hire foreign nationals in the public sector, reflecting the need for more global talent in the country s rising industries such as space and ICT. The Ministry of Personnel Management on Wednesday preannounced a revision to the presidential ordinance on the recruitment of civil servants, which is aimed at allowing the ministry to launch a candidate database of foreign nationals for senior-level positions in the public sector.