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The United States stepped up assurances of its beef safety Thursday after an Indonesian ban fuelled fears that exports would be hit by the first American case of mad cow disease in six years.

The US trade representative on Thursday called for Indonesia to lift its import ban on some American beef products, saying there was "no evidence" that a Californian mad cow case had tainted food markets.

A major South Korean retailer said Thursday it has resumed sales of US beef after briefly suspending them following a new case of mad cow disease in California.

Two major South Korean retailers on Wednesday suspended sales of US beef after a new case of mad cow disease in California, and the government said it would tighten inspection of imports.

South Korea Thursday added a new team to its professional baseball league -- the first for 20 years -- in a bid to strengthen the appeal of the country's most popular spectator sport.

Supermarkets across Asia are selling fewer Japanese products and restaurants in "Little Tokyo" districts are suffering as fears rise that Japan's food chain is being dangerously tainted with radiation.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters), Jan 13 - Nguyen Duc Tai was on a mission one sweltering January morning in Vietnam's commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City.

Universal Studios resort in SKorea slated to open in 2014 after delay due to financial crisis. Developers of a Universal Studios theme park and resort in South Korea said Tuesday the project is slated to open in early 2014 after being delayed by the global financial crisis.

US film giant Universal Studios Tuesday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around three trillion won (2.67 billion dollars).

Universal Studios resort in SKorea slated to open in 2014 after delay due to financial crisis. Developers of a Universal Studios theme park and resort in South Korea said Tuesday the project is slated to open in early 2014 after being delayed by the global financial crisis.

US film giant Universal Studios Tuesday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around three trillion won (2.67 billion dollars).

US film giant Universal Studios Tuesday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around three trillion won (2.67 billion dollars).

US film giant Universal Studios Tuesday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around three trillion won (2.67 billion dollars).

NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - Prudential Financial Inc <PRU.N> may sell its investment and fund management businesses in South Korea, a deal which could fetch about $850 million and could trigger a wave of consolidation in the country's brokerage and asset management sectors, where more than 100 companies compete.