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    PYONGYANG - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen held by armed North Koreans for more than two weeks have been released, easing the latest tension in relations between the neighbouring allies. Owner Yu Xuejun, who was not on board the boat when it was seized on 5 May, wrote on his microblog that his captain called him at 3.50am to say the crew and boat were set free and that they were on their way ...

  • Situation on Korean Peninsula still serious

    The security situation on the Korean Peninsula is still serious after North Korea's recent missile launch and its defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, South Korea has said. "We continue to face a grave situation due to a series of provocations and nuclear threats by North Korea," said South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at an annual conference of chiefs of overseas diplomatic missions in ...

  • Ignoring warnings North Korea continues to fire projectiles Ignoring warnings North Korea continues to fire projectiles

    PYONGYANG - North Korea continued to fire short range projectiles into waters off its east coast for a third straight day on Monday, officials here said, despite warnings from the US and South Korea against increasing tensions. The North has conducted six such firings since Saturday, in what are believed to be tests of short-range guided missiles or rockets from multiple launchers, officials ...

  • Kim Jong-un tries to rebuild bridges with release of Chinese hostages

    Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two ...

  • Pentagon plays down Korean Peninsula tensions after missile tests

    A KN-02 missile, the kind that it is believed North Korea has launched six times in the last few days. The US has tried to downplay the missile tests, citing decreased tensions on the peninsula. (Wikipedia/Wikimedia ...

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  • Chinese hostages released as North Korea backs down

    Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two ...

  • ‘North Korea has gone too far’ Chinese fishermen beaten held for ransom by gunmen wearing North Korean military ...

    BEIJING — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel’s fuel, the boat’s owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the $100,000 ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5 in what boat owner Yu Xuejun said were Chinese waters was the latest ...

  • North Korea border town opens to tourists

    The colorful, electric sign was something of an unusual and unexpected greeting for Briton Simon Cockerell, 35, who this week embarked on a landmark visit to Sinuiju, North Korea's largest border ...

  • Video UN chief worried by North Koreas missile launches

    In response to North Korea's recent missile launches, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to return to talks and avoid further ...

  • U.S. shrugs off North Korean missile tests

    Recent missile launches by North Korea haven't led to additional security concerns on the Korean Peninsula, a U.S. government spokesman said. The Yonhap news agency in South Korea reported that Monday marked the third consecutive day that North Korea launched short-range missiles over the Sea of Japan. A North Korean underground test of a nuclear device in February sparked concerns about ...

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