EXEC QUITS AFTER DAUGHTER BERATES CHAUFFEUR

The president of a South Korean cable television company has resigned after a public outcry over his 10-year-old daughter’s verbal abuse and threats aimed at her chauffeur. Bang Jung-oh issued a statement saying he would resign to take responsibility for his daughter’s behaviour. At one point on a recording released by a competing cable firm, the girl shouts at the driver, “Hey, you! I’ ll speak to my mother today to make you lose your job. You’re fired. … You’re really insane. Hey, I’m speaking to you. I told you I don’t want to (sit down). Why should I sit down? This is my car, not yours.” It is believed the driver recorded this exchange and similar tirades on at least seven occasions. He was fired the day after he reported the girl’s comments to her parents.