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 apologized Monday over an online promotional event after it faced backlash for allegedly evoking painful memories of South Korea's authoritarian

‘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

SEOUL - The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage and boycott calls for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown…

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

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

The groups called for a criminal investigation into the “Tank Day” debacle at Starbucks Korea, expressing doubts about the independence of an internal inquiry