South Korean protesters stage an anti-FTA hunger strike to oppose a free-trade agreement with the United States in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, Thursday, March 22, 2007. South Korean and U.S. officials failed to bridge gaps in beef and agricultural talks, a South Korean official said Thursday, pushing off the the task to high-level negotiations set for next week. The letters on the banner read ' Stop FTA talks between South Korea and the U.S..' (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)