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Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage

The Guardian World · Published 2h ago
Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage

Coffee chain has faced backlash over marketing promotion tied to anniversary of Gwangju massacre South Korean police have raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign accused of trivialising the country’s 1980s pro-democracy movement. Investigators

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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves South Korea.

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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves South Korea.

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