Don’t be mad, please (Asia News Network) Democratic Progressive Party leaders are up in arms against the administration for signing a protocol of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-related measures for the importation of beef and beef products for human consumption from the territory of the authorities represented by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Now let's forget about those high-sounding words about the imports. [News Source]

Kansas gov: Taiwan to ease US beef restrictions (San Francisco Chronicle) Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday that he has been assured Taiwan will soon ease restrictions on imports of U.S. beef. Parkinson met in Taiwan last week with President Ma Ying-jeou during a trade mission to the island nation. Parkinson said Ma... Sponsored Topics: Taiwan - United States - Ma Ying-jeou - Kansas - US [News Source]

Kansas gov: Taiwan to ease US beef restrictions (AP via Yahoo! News) Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday that he has been assured Taiwan will soon ease restrictions on imports of U.S. beef. [News Source]

Eating U.S. beef parts safer than riding scooters. William Stanton, of The American Institute in Taiwan, told reporters that concern over possibly catching bovine spongiform encephalopathy is unnecessary because the American beef products have been certified by the World Organization for Animal Health as safe to consume. [News Source]

Taiwan’s Ma eyes trade agreement with US: report (Malaysian Mirror) TAIPEI -Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has voiced hopes of reaching a free-trade agreement with the United States following a decision by the island to allow more US beef imports, a report said Wednesday. Read more... [News Source]

Mad cow export ban lifted (BigPond News) A blanket ban on beef exports accepted from countries previously infected with BSE has been lifted. [News Source]

Taiwan’s Ma eyes trade agreement with US: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has voiced hopes of reaching a free-trade agreement with the United States following a decision by the island to allow more US beef imports, a report said Wednesday. [News Source]