Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and glimpse into the North
Hindustan TimesBy Sebin Choi and Hyunsu Yim Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and glimpse into the North GIMPO, South Korea, - The world's last Cold War frontier now has a Starbucks cafe in South Korea where customers can get a glimpse through the heavily militarised border into the North, all while sipping a latte. In recent months, tensions have also grown over balloons of trash floated from North Korea, which Pyongyang says are a response to balloons carrying anti-regime leaflets sent by activists in the South. Starbucks, with its global recognition, could change the border area's "dark and depressing" image, Gimpo Mayor Kim Byung-soo said. In 2021, Starbucks Corp sold its stake in Starbucks Korea to Starbucks Coffee Korea Co, now known as SCK Company, and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.
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