11 hrs ago | Maktoob Business
SKorean workers vow to stop US beef imports, police clamp down on protests
South Korea's labour unions on Wednesday vowed to block the planned release of US beef from cold storage this week, as protests sparked by mad cow fears intensified.
15 hrs ago | TurkishPress.com
Candle-lit protest in Seoul intensifies against US beef imports
Thousands of South Koreans hold a candle-lit rally outside the City Hall in Seoul, urging the government to call off its decision to resume US beef imports in the coming week, witnesses said.
19 hrs ago | Sunherald.com
Do we really need a $125 hamburger?
Actually, the pump stopped at $99.38, but I kept squeezing the handle, topping it off and eking the last 62-cents out of the pump just to see if our economy had actually reached a point where it takes a clean, ...
Saturday | Maktoob Business
SKorea warns against violent street protests
Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo vowed Tuesday the government would clamp down hard on illegal demonstrations, which he said were becoming increasingly violent ahead of the resumption of US beef imports.
Friday | Gulf Daily News
Seoul push for US beef imports sparks protests
SEOUL: President Lee Myung-bak returned home yesterday to a political storm over his government's decision to defy public opposition and implement a beef import agreement with the US.
Friday May 30 | KIVI-TV Nampa
The human appetite for "meat with feet" has never been great news for animals. But more and more, it's also being viewed as a detriment to human health and the environment, leading some activists to wonder if a ...
Friday May 30 | Meat & Poultry
Beef promotion set to begin in Australia
NORTH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Meat & Livestock Australia 's new beef promotional campaign titled "Beef. Get into it" will launch June 1. David Thomason, M.L.A.'s general manager of marketing, said the multi-phase ...
Thursday May 29 | Zentronix
In the Ibis Hotel in Suwon, a suburb just south of Seoul, the lobby is alive with movement til the early hours of the morning.
Thursday May 29 | WHO-TV Des Moines
South Korea to resume importing US beef
South Korea's government says it will resume importing U.S. beef despite fears of mad-cow disease that have led to street protests.
Thursday May 29 | New Vision
Museveni woos Japanese investors
Museveni chats with Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda in Yokohama yesterday By Felix Osike in Yokohama, Japan President Yoweri Museveni has urged Japanese businesspeople to invest in Uganda's energy, ...