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Starbucks Korea has ordered a nationwide early closure of all stores for a half‑day history lesson and social sensitivity training following a controversial “Tank Day” promotion tied to the Gwangju Uprising. Executives will participate in separate training, as the company seeks to prevent a repeat of the PR crisis.
South Korea has accelerated its semiconductor push, pledging hundreds of trillions of won in memory fabs and AI data centers. President Lee Jae-myung frames the plan as national survival, aiming to double memory capacity within five years. Samsung and SK Hynix pledge multi‑trillion investments, with broader plans to build new fabs and hubs in the southwest.