国际英语新闻：S Korean PM nominee Kim Tae-ho resigns

The country's ruling and opposition parties finally agreed on Friday to put off their floor vote on whether to approve Kim Tae- ho as the new prime minister to Sept. 1, as they failed to narrow their differences over his appointment.

Accoring to the law, the prime minister must be confirmed by a majority of votes in a National Assembly session attended by at least half of the Assembly's 299 members.

In a separate move, two Cabinet appointees, Shin Jae-min for chief of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Lee Jae- hoon for Ministry of Knowledge Economy, also announced to give up their nominations on Sunday after accusations of serious ethical violations. The president also accepted their resignations.