Starbucks has opened a new coffee shop in the Aegibong Peace Ecopark near Gimpo, South Korea, offering customers views across the demilitarized zone and the North Korean border. Despite tensions between South Korea and North Korea, the coffeehouse is providing a unique experience for visitors, including the opportunity to see a North Korean village and the environmental preservation area of the DMZ. The coffee shop has attracted a large number of customers, including those like Baek Hea-soon who hope to share coffee with people in North Korea. Gimpo City, where the coffee shop is located, has also launched a new public bus line to bring tourists to the park, with the mayor highlighting the area as an important tourist destination for security and peace. Customers, including South Korean veterans, have expressed a sense of calm and peace while enjoying their coffee and overlooking the North Korean border, despite the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons from North Korea. Overall, the unique location of the Starbucks coffee shop near the North Korean border is providing visitors with a one-of-a-kind experience and a sense of peace and reassurance in the midst of a tense geopolitical situation.
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