US, SKorea meet again on troubled beef deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean officials renewed talks Wednesday as part of an effort to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground due to massive protests in Seoul. [News Source]

US, SKorea to meet again on troubled beef deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean officials were to set to renew talks Wednesday, an official said Wednesday, as part of an effort to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground due to massive protests in Seoul. [News Source]

An Anger in Korea Over More Than Beef (YaleGlobal Online) Tens of thousands have turned out in South Korea, to protest US beef imports specifically, amid fears of mad-cow disease, and US manipulation of their government in general. [News Source]

Behind South Koreans’ worries about U.S. beef. President Lee was hoping to win points with the U.S. government by reopening the country's market, but the move has quickly backfired at home. In recent weeks, the country has seen anti-U.S.-beef and antigovernment rallies occur almost daily. [News Source]

US, S.Korea to meet again on troubled beef deal. The United States and South Korea were to hold more talks Wednesday to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground after mass street protests erupted in Seoul, a US spokeswoman said. [News Source]

Korean Truckers’ Strike: $5.9 Billion Lost And Counting (Forbes) Administration of Lee Myung-bak and Korea Cargo Workers Union have been unable to agree on terms; government has called out military to reduce backlog of shipping containers. [News Source]

US, S.Korea to meet again on troubled beef deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea were to hold more talks Wednesday to salvage a US beef import deal that has run aground after mass street protests erupted in Seoul, a US spokeswoman said. [News Source]

Clear Differences Found Between The Structures Of Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions (Medical News Today) Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of "mad cow" disease (BSE). The culprits are "incorrectly folded" proteins that can "infect" healthy proteins. The molecular bases for such prion diseases are not yet fully understood. [News Source]

South Korea’s leader to apologize over beef (AP via Yahoo! News) South Korea's president will apologize to the nation Thursday over his handling of a deal to resume U.S. beef imports, his office said, as he struggles to restore public confidence in his fledgling administration. [News Source]

US, SKorea to pursue talks on beef import crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea will pursue further talks on a US beef import deal that has provoked massive protests in Seoul and shaken the new conservative government, a US official said Tuesday. [News Source]