South Korea's stock market has been ruled by traditional manufacturing companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, ...

Customers had been using the “Call My Name” option — often used for jokes and K-pop fandom — to have baristas shout political ...

Customers are turning coffee purchases into a political movement ahead of South Korea's presidential election. Starbucks ...

The company is trying to stop South Koreans from using their orders to express support for or opposition to candidates in the ...

But this marks the first time it has banned the names of all the candidates running in an election. Besides Lee, the other ...

This move is a response to the growing trend of customers using politicians' names as nicknames when ordering drinks, often ...

Starbucks has banned the use of presidential candidates' names in orders as South Korea's polarised election climate turns ...

SEOUL – Starbucks stores in South Korea have banned customers from using certain names as their own when they order their coffees – specifically, the six names that will be on the presidential ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Ordering coffee in South Korea? Not if your name is Lee Jae-myung. Starbucks customers in the East Asian democracy have been barred from using the names of South Korea’s ...