1.   The defence ministry denied the report.

2.   The ministry denies it has acted against the convention.

3.   But the ministry denies there is anything illegal about the account, or that Grachev had any connection to it.

4.   But the finance ministry formally denied a Japanese news report that Takemura had apologized.

5.   The defense ministry denied requests for interviews with senior military officers and with new recruits.

6.   The finance ministry denied a report by the Yonhap news agency that said Korea Telecom stock would start trading soon.

7.   The finance ministry denied the report, though.

8.   The Finance Facsimile News, a Japanese-language news sheet, reported the ministry had denied speculation it would snap up those bonds to prevent yields from rising.

9.   The finance ministry denied any link between the two incidents.

10.   The ministry denies the accusation.