South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture has imposed a ban on pork imports from Germany following a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the Brandenburg state.

The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture has banned all pork imports from Germany after a recent outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a herd of buffalo in the eastern German state of Brandenburg.

Germany has detected its first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) since 1988. It was discovered on Friday (10 January) and traced to water buffalo in Brandenburg, near Berlin.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed between the two nations on 1963. Meanwhile, Yoon Suk Yeol is likely to appear before South Korea’s parliamentary special committee.

Germany has not found any further cases of foot-and-mouth disease, agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Wednesday, adding that experts were working day and night to establish the source of the country's first outbreak in decades.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.

Germany took further steps Monday to limit the potential spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as an outbreak of the virus threatened to hit the country's agricultural exports.

South Korea has banned all pork imports from Germany after a recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in a herd of buffalo in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement on Saturday evening that the ban was effective immediately.

Korea bans German pork imports after foot-and-mouth disease outbreak Korea imposes restrictions on pork imports following a disease report from Germany

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The first of 54 new wheeled howitzers have been handed to Ukraine's ambassador. South Korea reports about 2,700 North Korean soldiers wounded while fighting for Russia and at least 300 killed. DW has more.

This year's fair is Jan. 22-26 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center and features 80 galleries from countries including Singapore and U.K.