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Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacre
Read full article: Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacreSouth Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.
South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
Read full article: South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacreSouth Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin has apologized for a second time in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
Widow of SKorean dictator issues apology over brutal rule
Read full article: Widow of SKorean dictator issues apology over brutal ruleThe widow of South Korea’s last military dictator has issued a brief apology over the “pains and scars” caused by her husband’s brutal rule as dozens of relatives and former aides gathered at a Seoul hospital to pay their final respects to Chun Doo-hwan.