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May 26 2026BUSINESS

Starbucks Campaign Triggers Apology Over Gwangju Memory

The coffee chain in South Korea faced a sharp backlash after it ran a promotion that many saw as disrespectful to the Gwangju Uprising, an event where thousands of students were violently suppressed in 1980. In the wake of public outrage, the head of the retailer that owns Starbucks in Korea issu

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