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| S Korea-US deal on beef exports |
The US has agreed not to export beef to South Korea from cattle older than 30 months in an effort to allay South Korean concerns over meat safety. Both sides say the deal was reached during talks in Washington between top South Korean and US trade officials. South Korea used to be a major market for US beef, but suspended imports in 2003 after a case of "mad cow disease" was identified there.Seoul's decision in April to end the suspension sparked a wave of protests. | |
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Most Tibet protester freed 
More than 1,000 people detained after protests in Tibet earlier this year have now been freed. Chinese media reported today the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying 116 people remained in custody awaiting trial over the unrest. | Protesters march in Thai capital 
Several thousand protesters have converged on government offices in the Thai capital Bangkok. They demanded that the government step down. Police lined the streets as crowds led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched in Bangkok. | ||
Deadly typhoon hits Philippines 
At least 17 people have died and many more are missing after Typhoon Fengshen hit the southern Philippines. This caused flash floods and landslides.Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of the typhoon. | China 'arrests' fake terrorists 
Three men have reportedly posed as terrorists and tried to extort more than $300,000 (£150,000).
They have been arrested in the Chinese city of Qingdao. A company in the city is said to have received a phone call last week from a man who claimed he was a member of an "East Turkestan independence group". | ||