Mad cow disease found in Netherlands (People’s Daily) Mad cow disease has been discovered on a farm in the province of Drenthe in northern Netherlands, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported Tuesday. After an eight-year-old cow fell ill at the beginning of May and had difficulty walking, ... [News Source]

Korea`s Right to Ban U.S. Beef Imports Confirmed (donga.com) A letter between Korean and U.S. trade ministers has confirmed Seoul’s right to suspend U.S. beef imports if mad cow disease breaks out in the United States. [News Source]

U.S. allays mad cow fears in South Korea (Post-Bulletin) SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States formally recognized South Korea's right to suspend American beef imports if mad cow disease breaks out in the country, a top trade official said Tuesday. South Korean Trade M [News Source]

Key reform bills buried amid beef dispute . Dozens of critical reform bills drafted over the past years are doomed to be discarded in four days, as political strife dominates the waning days of South Korea's outgoing parliament. [News Source]

Opposition delays approval of US-S. Korea free trade pact. South Korea's opposition party refused Tuesday to support a free trade agreement with the United States, dealing a blow to Seoul's hopes for quick ratification to set an example to the US Congress. [News Source]

Beef wars continue between U.S. and South Korea. The agreement, drafted a year ago but not yet signed, would boost two-way trade between the nations to $98 billion a year from $78 under the condition that South Korea lift almost all restrictions on U.S. beef, including the age of butchered cattle. [News Source]

South Korea to ban imports of U.S. beef from old cattle. South Korea said on Tuesday it will effectively ban imports of U.S. beef from cattle older than 30 months in the latest attempt to calm safety concerns about the U.S. product and win support for a separate free trade deal with Washington. [News Source]

Seoul, Washington reach new accord on further safety of beef trade. South Korea said it has reached a new agreement with the U.S. on beef import conditions under which Seoul will immediately ban U.S. beef imports if mad cow disease is confirmed in cattle, the latest move to ease safety concerns about the U.S. product. [News Source]

Trade ministers sign a letter on U.S. beef imports (JoongAng Daily) Trade Ministers from Korea and the United States disclosed a letter signed by both that would allow Seoul to take necessary measures if an outbreak of mad cow disease occurs in the United States. [News Source]

Latest Stories (CattleNetwork.com) TOKYO ( Nikkei)--Daiei Inc. (DAIEY) on Thursday will bring its offerings of American beef back to the levels from before April , when cattle parts considered to pose a risk of mad cow disease were found in U.S. beef imported into Japan, The Nikkei reported in its Tuesday morning edition. [News Source]