Politics
Governor apologizes for playing golf on business trip
March 23, 2015
A South Korean governor apologized Monday for playing golf during his ongoing business trip to the United States, a sport considered to be a luxury here.Gov. Hong Joon-pyo of South Gyeongsang Province, who left for the U.S. on Thursday, was found to have played golf with his wife and two Korean businessmen at the Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine, California, on Friday afternoon (local time).South Korea, a traditionally Confucian country that values frugality, has high ethical standards set for nati