Covering the food & beverage industry, beauty, fashion, retail markets, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and related people and entities worldwide
PHOTO Starbucks closes early

A Starbucks store in Seoul displays a notice Monday announcing an early closure at 3 p.m. for employee training on historical and social awareness. The training follows a controversy over Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" promotional campaign in May, which drew criticism for language that many viewed as evoking key moments linked to the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju. Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin later apologized for the incident. Yonhap
By Ko Dong-hwan