South Korea: new spymaster Cho Tae-yong vows to win public trust

In his first address as the NIS chief, Cho vowed to turn the NIS into an agency “worthy of the trust of the South Korean people” during his tenure

Cho Tae-yong (right) stands next to President Yoon Suk Yeol on January 16 as they pose for photograph after the National Assembly approved his appointment as the director of the South Korean spy agency. PHOTO: YONHAP/ THE KOREA HERALD

SEOUL – Cho Tae-yong was sworn in on Wednesday as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s second director of the National Intelligence …