Ministries overshadowed by Cheong Wa Dae (reporter`s notebook)
(WorldNews South Korea)

Kim Hyun-chong, second deputy chief of the presidential National Security Office (NSO), speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport, Sunday, after returning from Washington, D.C. Yonhap By Do Je-hae The presidential office has often faced criticisms that it is monopolizing diplomacy while not giving enough authority to relevant ministries. Such was the case particularly with North Korea negotiations, with presidential aides like Chung Eui-yong, head of the National Security Office, undertaking a prominent role in place of...