Chung Yong-jin

Starbucks Korea closes all stores early for history training after 'Tank Day' furore evokes 1980 massacre

Starbucks Korea will shut all its more than 2,000 outlets at 3 p.m. on June 22 for a company-wide history and social sensitivity training, the first such closure since the chain arrived in 1999. The move follows a public furore over a 'Tank Day' tumbler promotion that evoked the 1980 Gwangju massacre.