Defense minister apologizes over controversial educational m

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik has apologized over a recent controversy about some of the ministry's education material, which is provided to soldiers and describes the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo as 'disputed territory,' a statement that prompted widespread criticism.

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