Big protest planned for Seoul against beef

South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest against a US beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies.

Polls show that most South Koreans oppose a deal President Lee Myung-bak struck in April to open the market to US beef but about two-thirds of respondents say it is also time to halt the rallies that have grown more violent in recent weeks. (AP)