The presidential office said Wednesday it will be formally renamed Cheong Wa Dae early next week, with the relocation of the office to the historic compound nearing completion. The presidential flag bearing two phoenixes at the current office in the defense ministry complex in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be lowered at midnight Sunday and raised at Cheong Wa Dae at the same time, the office said in a press notice. The move will mark the official return of the presidential office Monday, occurring about three years and seven months after former President Yoon Suk Yeol relocated it to the defense ministry complex. For now, President Lee Jae Myung will continue commuting from his residence in Hannam-dong as renovation and inspection work on the official residence at Cheong Wa Dae is still under way to repair damage from when the complex was opened to the public under the previous administration. "Relocating the official residence to Cheong Wa Dae is not yet possible due to ongoing renovation work," a senior presidential official said. "The presidential residence is likely to be ready in the