NBC apologises for correspondent’s ‘insensitive’ comment at Pyeongchang Olympics

February 12, 2018 7:58 AM

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, NEW YORK TIMES) – US broadcaster NBC has apologised for a controversial comment made on Korea-Japan relations during last Friday’s (Feb 9) opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games, after receiving numerous complaints and angry posts online.

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