The South Korean economy could grind to a halt this week amid calls for a series of crippling “domino strikes” aimed at closing down the country's biggest industries.

With hundreds of thousands of Koreans taking to the streets nightly to protest against proposed imports of American beef, President Lee's fledgeling Government faces its greatest threat - industrial action that could annihilate his reputation as the business-friendly “chief executive of South Korea” and could cost the fragile economy billions of dollars. ... Read full article