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Lawmakers from across the aisle have proposed to outlaw the consumption and sale of dog meat, with measures such as a five-year jail term or fines of up to US$38,000.

The South Korean president’s rhetoric, likened to Cold War-era confrontation, has raised alarm among opposition politicians and puzzled observers.

Seoul, Jun 13 (EFE).- South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee has urged to bring an end to the consumption of dog meat in the country in a newspaper interview published Monday. Kim, who has four dogs and three cats as pets, pointed out that South Korea and China were the only countries among big economies …

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Animosity toward China, which has long simmered in South Korea, exploded into the open this week following a pair of controversies

Controversy fueled by a pair of Beijing Olympics disagreements

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Animosity toward China, which has long simmered in South Korea, exploded into the open this week following a pair of controversies

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Animosity toward China, which has long simmered in South Korea, exploded into the open this week following a pair of controversies

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Animosity toward China, which has long simmered in South Korea, exploded into the open this week following a pair of controversies

Korea has lots of interests to balance vis-a-vis China and North Korea, but Moon’s decision not to boycott puts him on the wrong side of Korean public opinion.