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US, South Korea Press on With Beef Trade Talks
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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U.S. and South Korean trade officials pressed ahead with negotiations that Seoul hopes will result in new limits to a recent deal to reopen South Korea's market to U.S. beef exports. (article 3)
" This is a complex issue, but both sides remain committed to finding a mutually agreeable path forward USTR spokesman Gretchen Hamel said. (article 3)
Officials have been huddled in private discussions on the April beef agreement since South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon arrived in Washington on Friday, but so far neither side has heralded a breakthrough. (article 3)
South Korea's economic spasms and the extraordinary public backlash against Mr Lee's stance on US beef are symptoms of the country's unique sensitivity to current affairs. (article 4)
Five Cabinet ministers said in a statement they cannot accept the truckers' demands that the government increase fuel subsidies, help raise transportation charges and introduce a minimum wage. (article 1)
About 13,000 unionized truckers launched the strike Friday to protest rising fuel prices, disrupting operations at seaports and severely damaging the country's export-driven economy. (article 1)
" Officials talked today and both countries spent the day internally reviewing technical issues Gretchen Hamel, a spokeswoman for U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said. (article 2)
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beef, Korean, South, Seoul, Korea |
Source articles
- South Korea urges truckers to end strike (Washington Post, 06/17/2008, 401 words)
- U.S., South Korea switch course, restart beef talks (Washington Post, 06/16/2008, 468 words)
- US, South Korea Press on With Beef Trade Talks (msnbc.msn.com, 06/17/2008, 335 words)
- Plenty to beef about (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/17/2008, 186 words)
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