Gyeonggi Province Gov. Choo Mi-ae bows in apology during a parliamentary audit session on the Gyeonggi provincial government at the local government's office in Suwon, south of Seoul, on Oct. 19, 2026. Choo apologized again over her controversial remarks describing firefighters as a "fiscal drain" after her earlier apology, seen as lacking sincerity, drew public backlash. (Yonhap)

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