South Korea workers strike in fresh blow to president (Reuters via Yahoo! News) South Korean construction workers joined striking truckers on Monday in the latest blow to new President Lee Myung-bak, whose repeated policy stumbles have seen his popularity plunge after less than four months in office. [News Source]

South Korea continues beef talks with U.S. (International Herald Tribune) Trade envoys agreed to resume talks on revising a beef import accord that has pushed President Lee Myung-bak's government into political crisis, officials said Monday. [News Source]