SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fast Retailing Co., which owns Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo, on Monday issued an apology for remarks by its executive that have drawn criticism from South Korean consumers amid ongoing trade friction between Tokyo and Seoul. On July 11, Takeshi Okazaki, CFO of the Tokyo-based fast fashion brand, said during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. made a formal apology Friday to all victims of work-related diseases who were employed at the company’s chip and display production lines, settling the long-standing dispute that lasted for more than a decade. Samsung Electronics President and CEO Kim Ki-nam, who heads the tech giant’s crucial [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to deliver an official apology on the long-standing dispute surrounding its former workers suffering from diseases apparently related to the working environments at its factories, the mediation committee said Wednesday. The apology is part of the agreement reached between one of the world’s leading makers [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – BTS’ agency Big Hit Entertainment has issued a statement over the recent controversies surrounding its artists’ wardrobe choices. “We don’t condone any activities of war or the use of atomic weapons. … We had no intention to hurt victims of the dropping of atomic bombs,” it said Tuesday night, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has delivered a letter of apology to the families of its workers who fell ill or died from working at its facilities, claiming that the eight-year-long dispute has came to an end. “On Thursday, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun met with [...]