Seoul, May 26 (IANS) Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin said on Tuesday he would like to “ask for forgiveness” over the controversial promotional event by Starbucks Korea that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown against the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.”I take very seriously the fact that many people have felt deep pain and anger due to Starbucks Korea’s inappropriate marketing,” the retail company chief said at a press conference held in southern Seoul, reports Yo…
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Seoul, May 24 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for a public debate on introducing tougher measures against those who post hateful and derogatory content online or engage in such behaviour. Lee made the remarks in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing a report that young people believed to be linked to a far-right online forum had engaged in provocative acts mocking former liberal President Roh Moo-hyun near the site of a memorial ceremony held on the annive…