A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up.

For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark.

South Korea’s president-elect says he will abandon the current mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office in central Seoul as part of efforts to better communicate with the public.

HOUSTON – The ‘Blue House’ was once home to a prominent Houston accountant Arthur B. Cohn. Later it was a boarding house. The reason for the move is to make room for what will eventually be a multi-use mid-rise building, a growing trend in the area, according to Jerry Garcia with Cherry House Moving. The Cohn house was once slated to be a Heritage Center, but the funding never fully materialized. AdThe historic property will likely move again, eventually to be relocated to a city park in Houston’s EADO area, according to a city official.

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, in South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. During their first phone talks since President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration, South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed the allies make joint efforts for lasting peace and denuclearization. The two leaders agreed on the need to soon map out a “comprehensive strategy on North Korea if possible,” Moon’s spokesman, Kang Min-seok, said. AdThe U.S., which has about 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, regularly stages military drills with South Korea. North Korea views such military training and U.S.-led sanctions as proof of American hostility.