Gimpo, South Korea, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - Coffee with a view: tourists flock to Starbucks overlooking North Korea

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2026-07-02

The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalisation and capitalism -- while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea. Welcome to Aegibong Starbucks in Gimpo -- less than an hour's drive from South Korea's capital Seoul but a world away from its closed-off northern neighbour less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) across the Han river. Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace......

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