Interior minister expresses 'deep regret' over Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' campaign, vows boycott
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Source: The Korea Herald
Published: 2026-05-21 20:55 UTC+10:00
Section: All News
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Asia, Human Rights, Military & Defence, South Korea, Natural Disasters, Elections, World News, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung on Thursday said he will rule out using the South Korean operator of Starbucks in future government events, after the coffee chain came under fire for an inappropriate marketing campaign associated with a bloody military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement in 1980.
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