Members from the Korea Dairy and Beef Farmers Association shout slogans during a rally against US beef imports in Seoul on June 17, 2008. South Korean unions threatened a general strike in protest at a US beef import deal, as negotiators in Washington tried to find a way out of the crisis shaking the Seoul government.
South Korean protesters march toward presidential house as police buses block them after a candlelit vigil in downtown Seoul on June 21, 2008. South Korea says it has secured extra health safeguards from the United States on beef imports, a move aimed at ending weeks of mass protests which rocked the government here.
A handout photo released by the Hanwoo Association (Korean cattle association) shows South Korean farmers display a Korean cow during a rally against US beef imports near the government complex in Gwacheon, south of Seoul on June 26, 2008. South Korea authorised the resumption of US beef imports after winning new safeguards from Washington against mad cow disease. Fears of the disease prompted weeks of mass street protests which shook the government.
South Korean protesters scuffle with riot police as they try to block US beef shipments at the southern port of Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul on June 26, 2008 after the government formally lifted an import ban. South Korea authorised the resumption of US beef imports after winning new safeguards from Washington against mad cow disease. Fears of the disease prompted weeks of mass street protests which shook the government.
South Korean protesters struggle with riot police during a street rally against US beef imports in Seoul on June 25, 2008. South Korea announced it will resume US beef imports from June 26 after negotiating extra safeguards against mad cow disease, despite protests by tens of thousands over recent weeks. The red banner reads "Mad-cow No".
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