SEOUL - South Korea's Interior Minister said his ministry would stop offering products from companies that "make light" of the country's democratic history, after a public outcry over a Starbucks Korea marketing campaign that evoked a brutal 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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

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