S. Korea’s Cabinet offers resignations in U.S. beef flap (Houston Chronicle) South Korea's government agreed in April to lift almost all restrictions imposed on imports of U.S. beef over fears of mad cow disease. The decision sparked weeks of protests demanding. [News Source]

SKorea Cabinet offers to resign over beef imports (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By HYUNG-JIN KIM South Korea's entire Cabinet offered to resign Tuesday following a public uproar over the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports, despite concerns of mad cow disease. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo tendered his resignation along with other government ministers to President Lee Myung-bak, a spokesman at the prime minister's office said. Government ministers conveyed their ... [News Source]

Around the world (Houston Chronicle) South Korea's president dispatched officials to Washington on Monday to try to calm weeks of public uproar over fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorean cabinet offers to quit as beef protests intensify (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea's cabinet offered to quit Tuesday following weeks of mass protests over government plans to resume imports of US beef, which opponents say carries a risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorean cabinet offers to quit as beef protests intensify (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) South Korea's cabinet offered to quit Tuesday following weeks of mass protests over government plans to resume imports of US beef, which opponents say carries a risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]