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South Korean TV Coverage of U.S. Beef Export Situation
Below
are links to two recent South Korean television news
stories about the controversy regarding the proposed
importation of U.S. beef. Since the clips are not
translated, it is difficult to get a full appreciation
of the stories. However, the images and the length of
the coverage (nearly 9½ minutes for a May 27 piece on
KBS [Korean Broadcasting System] Primetime News, and
nearly 15½ minutes for a piece on the MBC Primetime News
on May 16) indicate the seriousness with which this
situation is being treated in South Korea.
The
KBS piece covers a candlelight vigil related to the
importation of U.S. beef, and how the vigil evolved into
a political protest. The story goes on to discuss the
postponement of the new rule on the importation of U.S.
beef, efforts to pacify livestock farmers, and an
estimate from the United States that approximately
50,000 tons of U.S. beef would be exported to South
Korea in 2008 after the market reopens.
The
MBC piece includes statements by U.S. Secretary of
Commerce Carlos Gutierrez that the United States and
South Korea have finalized an agreement on beef exports,
as well as excerpts from U.S. media in which U.S. public
officials criticize the safety of the U.S. food supply
in the wake of the Hallmark/Westland recall, coverage of
a candlelight vigil, and debate on the issue within the
South Korean government.
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South Korea rejects deal to allow U.S.
beef imports
SEOUL, South Korea - With his approval
ratings poisoned by mass anxiety about U.S.
beef, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak
backed away yesterday from a wildly
unpopular agreement to resume imports of
beef from the United...Philly.com
South Koreans vote in local polls
South Koreans voted Wednesday in local
by-elections widely seen as a barometer for
embattled President Lee Myung-bak, who is
under fire for an unpopular beef import deal
with the United...MyMotherLode.com
South Korea opposition to boycott
legislature
South Koreas opposition parties agreed
Wednesday to boycott the new legislature to
pressure embattled President Lee Myung-bak
to renegotiate a much-criticized beef import
deal with the United...MyMotherLode.com
South Korean Politicians Demand Apology
for American Envoy's 'Insult'
The leader of South Korea's main political
opposition party is accusing the United
States ambassador in Seoul of insulting
Koreans. The comments in question relate to
an emotionally electrified controversy over
resuming American beef imports.VOA
News
Quake impact on food prices monitored
Short-term inflation will hinge much on the
movement of food prices in global markets,
Acting Financial Secretary Carrie Lam says,
adding the impact of the recent Sichuan
earthquake on food prices remains to be...ISD.gov.hk
Campaigners back poor states on food
export bans
Anti-poverty campaigners called for
developing countries to be allowed to impose
food export bans as they see fit,
contradicting world leaders who want trade
barriers reduced to cope with the global
food...SABCnews
Bird flu case confirmed as H7 strain
LONDON (Reuters) - An outbreak of bird flu
at a chicken farm in southern England is a
virulent strain, the farm ministry said on
Wednesday. The ministry said on Tuesday an
H7 strain of bird flu had been confirmed at
a farm in Oxfordshire, saying further tests
were needed to determine if it was highly...Reuters
UK
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