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Controversy emerged from the National Assembly's audit of the government's ruling that Ambassador Jang Ha-seong used the school corporate card illegally as a professor at Korea University.

Ambassador Jang apologized for making installment payments at a research institute dinner and saying it was inappropriate.



This is reporter Minjung Kim.



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Audit of the state administration of the Korean Embassy in China in the Foreign Transportation Command of the National Assembly.



As a result of the Korea University audit announced by the Ministry of Education last month, criticism was poured out over the inclusion of Ambassador Jang Ha-Sung in the list of professors who paid in installments at entertainment establishments with a school corporate card.



[Park Jin / the national force lawmakers: to think that it was the use of tens of millions of won in a sex shop (as a corporate credit card), and to that card, splitting a shame, what do the ambassador thought]



Chapter ambassador 279 6 times dinner only He admitted to the installment payment and apologized, saying he wrote the won.



[Jang Ha-seong / Ambassador to the Week: I am regretting to the people that the payment was made improperly, and that it caused various controversy.

Sorry.]



However, regarding the audit result that the card was used as an entertainment business, it was clarified that the restaurant had a separate room with karaoke facilities, but it was not used.



Controversy was also mentioned that delivery of BTS-related products was suspended in China due to the award's impression.



Ambassador Chang said that he raised the issue himself to the top officials of the Chinese government, and when he checked with the Chinese customs authorities today, he said that he had received an answer that the import restriction was "wrong."



The Korean Embassy in Japan responded that progress has been made regarding the issue of compensation for forced mobilization.



[Lee Nak-yeon/ Democratic Party Member: (From Prime Minister Abe's official residence) Braking was used.

Since taking office Suga Prime Minister has such a stream Is there a change.



[Namgwanpyo / Ambassador: I feel that there is a positive atmosphere is formed;



namgwanpyo ambassador did not have a specific mention, the embassy side Suga Prime Minister one day normal call is yirwojin between It is known that the judgment was based on points and the like.



(Video coverage: Kim Hyun-sang and Lee Seung-hwan, video editing: Chae Cheol-ho)