Korean cosmetics firm in hot water over video praising Japan in trade row

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean cosmestic firm, backed by Japan's Nihon Kolmar, issued a public apology on Friday and its website remained down after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.

Shares in Kolmar Korea <161890.KS>, whose clients include Unilever , fell 6.2% on Friday after a storm of online protest over the video, which the firm said later had been intended as training for employees on how not to react too emotionally to issues.