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South Korea lifts ban on US beef

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun. 25   South Korea
  South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country
Jun. 21   South Korea
Jun.3   South Korea
Jun.1   Japan
  Prime Minister Fukuda has called for urgent action to ensure food supplies to poor nations struggling with sharp price rises

May 2008 ... more > Top ^

May.26   South Korea Protests over US beef Map of Seoul South Korea  At least 29 protesters have been arrested after a 3,000-strong rally against a US beef import deal ended in clashes May.21   Japan Japan to probe whale meat 'theft'  Officials in Tokyo are to investigate claims that shipping crews stole a tonne of meat from whale hunt

April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr.17   South Korea S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
  Seoul's farm ministry: South Korea has agreed to relax restrictions on beef imports from the US
IMF head gives food price warning

March 2008 ... more > Top ^

Mar.27   Philippines Asia faces a rice supply crisis  Aid agencies across Asia worry how they will feed the hungry. Philippine activists warn about possible riots

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Dec.21   Japan Humpback whale hunt halted
  Japan has 'temporarily halted' its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica
Nov.17   Japan Japanese whalers hunt humpbacks   A whaling fleet has set sail aiming to harpoon humpback whales for the first time in decades Feb.12   Japan Japan in commercial whaling push  Pro-whaling countries are meeting to plot a path towards lifting the moratorium on commercial whaling Jan.21   Japan Tuna conservation talks in Japan  A major effort to try to reverse the decline in stocks worldwide is getting underway in Kobe

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Jul.26   Japan Japan lifts U.S. beef imports ban  Agriculture Ministry approved a resumption of U.S. beef imports following a ban due to mad cow concerns

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Dec.18   Hong Kong   WTO seals farms deal
  Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013
Dec.16   Hong Kong   WTO deadlocked over agriculture  The talks have failed to agree on a firm date for ending export subsidies for agriculture Jul.11   South Korea Seoul boosts food aid to N. Korea  South agreed to provide the North with 500,000 tons in rice aid as the countries vowed to boost economic ties Millions gather for Live 8 concert Jun.19   South Korea Pro-whaling bloc loses first vote  Pro and anti-whaling forces have begun a critical meeting which could see an easing of some restrictions G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Mar.18   Japan   Rice presses Japan over beef sales  U.S. Secretary of State has pressed Japan to end a costly boycott on U.S. beef, saying 'American beef is safe'

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Sep.5   Japan Carter: Africa needs GM crops  Former U.S. president said that it was grievous that the idea had spread that such crops were dangerous

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Nov.8   Japan Fleet begins whaling hunt  Fleet has departed for an annual Antarctic hunt that aims to catch around 400 whales May.23   Japan Indigenous whaling blocked  Arctic natives will be banned from hunting whales for food and clothing after IWC voted against renewing their rights



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