Where’s the beef? (And when will it be back in South Korea?)
A delegation of South Korean officials is on its way to Washington, D.C., as part of an effort to calm fears over mad cow disease. There have been demonstrations in South Korea over plans to resume imports of U.S. beef. The Takeaway gets the latest from the BBC’s John Sudworth in Seoul.
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