Massive candlelight vigil puts Seoul on alert. Thousands of angry Koreans started overnight protests nationwide on Friday against the impending resumption of U.S. beef imports. [News Source]

South Korea’s ban on U.S. beef is fully lifted. South Korea on Thursday took the final step to resume full imports of beef from the U.S., which it banned in late 2003 over a food-safety scare. [News Source]

South Korean parties file suits to stop beef. South Korea's political opposition asked the Constitutional Court on Friday to block U.S. beef from entering the country after the government announced it would resume imports within days under an accord with Washington. [News Source]