SEOUL -- Starbucks will open on Friday a South Korean store in a park observatory roughly 1.5 kilometers from the border with North Korea, offering customers a view across the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.
American coffee chain's shop located in park observatory near North Korean border

The new Starbucks store is in a DMZ buffer zone with restricted civilian access, so customers will go through an inspection point to visit. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
SEOUL -- Starbucks will open on Friday a South Korean store in a park observatory roughly 1.5 kilometers from the border with North Korea, offering customers a view across the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.