SEATTLE — Starbucks Global described the recent “Tank Day” controversy at Starbucks Korea as an “unacceptable marketing incident” and said it was i...

‘Tank Day’ event causes outrage with ‘malicious mockery’ of deadly crackdown during dictatorship era

SEOUL: The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy…

Shinsegae Group Chair Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued a formal apology over Starbucks Korea’s “Tank Day” marketing campaign, vowing to overhaul the retail grou

SEATTLE — Starbucks Global described the recent “Tank Day” controversy at Starbucks Korea as an “unacceptable marketing incident” and said it was i...

After criticism from online commenters and even the president, the chairman of Shinsegae Group sacked the CEO of Starbucks Korea and issued an apology

The controversy surrounding Starbucks Korea’s so-called “Tank Day” promotion is not merely a public relations failure. It is a revealing moment abo...

Criticism over Starbucks Korea’s "Tank Day" marketing campaign is escalating into a boycott movement, with social media users posting photos and videos of thems

Kim Hye-joon, 30, doesn't go a single day without visiting Starbucks. But her daily routine may change following sharp criticism of the company ove...

A promotional event for a series of tumblers drew criticism and calls for boycotts for appearing to make light of the 1980 uprising and massacre in Gwangju

Starbucks Korea’s canceled “Tank Day” tumbler promotion has turned into a political firestorm, after far-right internet users began posting memes defending the

SEATTLE — Days after Starbucks Korea’s “Tank Day” campaign sparked outrage domestically, overseas social media users have begun reacting to the con...