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Shinsegae Chairman Apologizes for Starbucks Korea's Gwangju Uprising Promotion Controversy
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- Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin apologized for Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' promotion, which evoked painful memories of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement crackdown.
- Chung vowed to inspect internal systems and raise social responsibility standards.
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Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin apologized for Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' promotion, which evoked painful memories of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement crackdown. Chung vowed to inspect internal systems and raise social responsibility standards.
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