Park names new health minister

President Park Geun-hye on Oct. 25 tapped Korea Development Institute (KDI) researcher Moon Hyung-pyo to head the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Moon will need to undergo parliamentary hearings before taking office.

So far, the seat of the welfare minister has been left vacant since the resignation of Chin Young on Sept. 30 citing fissures with Cheong Wa Dae over the move to link Park’s b...