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About 200 South Korean farmers who breed and raise dogs for human consumption held a rally on Thursday near the presidential office in the capital Seoul, demanding the government scrap a plan to... -November 30, 2023 at 01:48 am EST - MarketScreener
As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial practice are fighting to keep it legal. The farmers who breed the dogs, and the owners of eateries that serve the meat, have held protests in front of parliament to demand the government and ruling People Power Party scrap plans to pass a bill this year to enforce a ban. They say banning dog meat would decimate their livelihoods, and also limit the options available to diners by taking off the menu a dish that in the Korean peninsula has traditionally been consumed to beat the summer heat, ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea moved to suspend on Wednesday part of a military agreement it signed with Pyongyang in 2018 after the isolated North defied warnings from the United States and its allies and launched a spy satellite, calling it a success. North Korea said it placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future. Photographs published by North Korean state media showed what appeared to be leader Kim Jong Un watching the fiery launch of a rocke
South Korea suspended a key military agreement with North Korea after the latter launched a spy satellite, causing concerns in the region. While North Korea celebrated the launch, South Korea and Japan couldn't confirm its success. President Yoon Suk Yeol approved the suspension, aiming to resume aerial surveillance near the border. The Comprehensive Military Agreement, signed in 2018, faces scrutiny as critics claim it weakened Seoul's monitoring capacity.
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.