All posts tagged "apology"

  • Kim Jong-un and his administration deny accusations of human rights violations from the United Nations. (Yonhap/KCNA)
    North Korea says ‘regret’ does not mean apology, warns South

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea on Wednesday urged South Korea to refrain from making comments that could dampen inter-Korean ties following the two nations’ landmark deal, warning that Seoul’s attitude could push the hard-won conciliatory mood to...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II

    TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of offering his own apology and said future generations of Japanese...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    China’s state media takes snipe at Abe’s ‘watered-down’ apology

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China’s state-run news agency Friday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for issuing a “watered-down” apology in his speech marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II. In a commentary,...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • A South Korean soldier re-enacts planting of a wooden-box mine on the south side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) fence near the city of Paju, on Aug. 9, 2015, in this photo released on Aug. 10, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. North Korea is believed to have masterminded the Aug. 4 incident in which the explosion of wooden-box mines severed the legs of two South Korean staff sergeants on a regular scouting mission, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
    South demands North’s apology, punishment over mines blast

    SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea urged North Korea Tuesday to offer an apology over the deadly detonation of its land mines as Seoul’s defense chief vowed to seize initiative along the heavily fortified border. South...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Education Minister Hwang Woo-yeo apologizes for two flawed questions of the College Scholastic Ability Test during a press briefing in Sejong City, Monday. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean gov’t apologizes for CSAT errors

    Grades of some 7,000 students will be affected By Jung Min-ho The Ministry of Education admitted Monday there were two correct answers for two questions on the most recent state-administered college entrance exam, a decision that will...

    • Posted November 26, 2014
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  • Eldo Kim (Harvard Crimson)
    [The Crimson] One year later, Kim apologizes for Harvard bomb threat hoax

    Eldo Kim, the Harvard undergraduate charged with threatening to bomb four campus buildings last December, spoke out on Tuesday for the first time since his actions brought the University to a halt nearly a year ago, publishing...

    • Posted November 26, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye sheds tears towards the end of her televised speech from Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, while naming those who performed heroic acts in the April 16 Sewol ferry sinking. (Korea Times)
    President’s tears trigger emotional reaction

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye shed tears at the end of her long-awaited national address over the tragic Sewol ferry sinking. The 24-minute address came 34 days after the April 16 disaster; a tragedy that has...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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