{"slug": "pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak", "title": "PM nominee undergoes confirmation hearing amid controversies over data leak, multiple homes", "summary": "Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook faced a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly on Thursday amid controversies over a personal data leak and multiple homes. Han pledged to focus on AI transformation and economic restructuring, drawing on her three decades of tech innovation experience.", "body_md": "Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook began undergoing a two-day confirmation hearing at the National Assembly on Thursday as the main opposition party questioned her eligibility for the post. Han, who currently serves as minister for small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, has come under scrutiny over a series of controversies, including a personal information leak involving the government's audition-style startup incubation program. \"I will become a prime minister who focuses solely on working for the happiness of the people and deliver tangible results,\" Han said at the hearing. The nominee described the next few years as a critical period that will determine Korea's competitiveness amid the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), saying she will draw on experiences that she gained over \"three decades working on the frontline of technological innovation.\" \"I will make all-out efforts to drive a bold AI transformation that reshapes the economic structure, help the future generations grow and create a warm safety net for the underprivileged,\" said the former CEO of o", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260625/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak-multiple-homes?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-25 03:17:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 03:21:04.630889+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Han Seong-sook", "National Assembly", "Ministry of SMEs and Startups"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/pm-nominee-undergoes-confirmation-hearing-amid-controversies-over-data-leak.jsonld"}}