[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Another mistake has been made in referring to the East Sea of Korea as the Sea of Japan. Furthermore, the fact that this happened on a channel operated by a government agency, not a private company, is causing even more controversy.
In the video 'Anyway, Global in Saudi Arabia' posted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups on its official YouTube channel on the afternoon of the 21st, a map was exposed that marked the East Sea as the Sea of Japan.
On the 6th of this month, Oh Young-joo, Minister of SMEs and Startups (MSS), visited Saudi Arabia to attend the largest startup forum in the Middle East, ‘Vivaan’, and held a series of bilateral meetings with key Saudi SME and startup partners, requesting support for the smooth advancement of our companies.
A mistake occurred in a promotional video announcing the results of Minister Oh Young-joo's visit to Saudi Arabia, where the East Sea was mistakenly referred to as the Sea of Japan.
The video, which was uploaded around 2:30 PM that day, stayed for about 30 minutes and has now been deleted.
Netizens said, "It's hard to believe that a government agency made a mistake that even a regular private company wouldn't make," and "I hope that even Koreans will not make the mistake of incorrectly writing the East Sea, even though mistakes are made occasionally overseas."
