Posts Tagged With: US Beef

MBC Admits To Distorting the Facts About US Beef

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2011 at 9:36 am » Comments (12)

It is official, MBC has admitted that the US mad cow hysteria they started in 2008 was all based on lies: Broadcaster MBC has issued an official apology for reporting distorted ...more »

Korea Could Be Classified A Controlled-Risk Country for Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 8:19 am » Comments (34)

I have long pointed out the hypocrisy of the mad cow issue in Korea, but here is yet another article proving this: South Korea is likely to be categorized by an ...more »

Blue House Slams PD Diary Over “Freedom of the Press” Claims

» by GI Korea June 20th, 2009 at 3:07 pm » Comments (2)

I have a hard time having any sympathy for the people over at PD Diary that intentionally broadcasted fraudulent information for political purposes last year: Blue House spokesman Lee Dong-kwan fired ...more »

Korea Bans Imports of Chinese Beef

» by GI Korea April 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am » Comments (2)

Does anyone think there will be mass protest against the tainted Chinese beef that was being sold in Korea like there was over the US beef nonsense?: Concerned over the presence ...more »

Men Prosecuted for Selling US Beef as Australian

» by GI Korea April 14th, 2009 at 11:31 am » Comments (1)

Is anyone surprised by this?: About 13 tons of American beef were falsely sold as Australian products five years ago in defiance of a disposal order issued after a case of ...more »

Authorities Arrest MBC Personnel Responsible for Fraudulent Mad Cow Scare Report

» by GI Korea March 27th, 2009 at 11:30 am » Comments (1)

I like the fact that the Korean government is taking action against MBC for their fraudulent mad cow story, but I don't know if throwing these guys in jail is ...more »

Prosecutors Summon PD Diary Journalists

» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 am » Comments (0)

How is that the netizen Minerva gets arrested but the people from PD Diary who broadcasted a report filled with lies that led directly to a national panic over mad ...more »

US Beef Demand Continues to Soar in South Korea

» by GI Korea February 26th, 2009 at 11:14 am » Comments (1)

Despite the mad cow nonsense last year, the sale of US beef continues to grow in Korea: The nation’s imports of U.S. beef have edged up. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Lawmakers Fight It Out

» by GI Korea December 20th, 2008 at 11:59 am » Comments (7)

The mad cow goon squad has invaded the National Assembly: The parliamentary battle over a contentious free trade deal in South Korea led to a confrontation on Thursday in which opposition ...more »

US Beef On Shelves of All Major Korean Supermarkets

» by GI Korea November 29th, 2008 at 6:20 pm » Comments (10)

It is interesting how people's pocketbooks ultimately have a way of overcoming irrational paranoia: South Korea's supermarket chains resumed selling U.S. beef Thursday, nearly five months after the government lifted an import ban ...more »