Beefing about beef. Korea's resumption of U.S. beef imports, a pending economic issue of mounting concern, will likely be settled by this weekend. [News Source]

SKorea, US resume talks on Seoul’s American beef import ban. The United States was pushing South Korea on Monday to overturn its ban on American beef, as Seoul weighed its mad cow disease fears against the benefits of a wider bilateral free-trade agreement. [News Source]

South Korea, U.S. fail to settle beef on meat trade. South Korea said on Monday it failed to reach agreement with U.S. officials on a dispute over American beef imports that has cast a shadow over a trade deal and an upcoming U.S. visit by the South's new president. [News Source]