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South Korea bear farming criticised ahead of G20 summit

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South Korea is hoping to portray itself as a modern nation and emerging world power as the G20 summit comes to Seoul this week.

But animal rights campaigners say that image is at odds with some of the practices still carried out in the country - particularly the farming of bears for their bile.

John Sudworth reports from Seoul.

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