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On Tuesday, a Chinese fisherman said gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released his boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel.
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The official Xinhua News Agency also reported that the boat had been released, citing an unnamed Chinese consular officer in North Korea.
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Earlier this year, North Korea threatened to attack South Korea and the U.S. to protest annual joint military drills and U.N. sanctions imposed after its February nuclear test.
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"The report to the U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea recommends imposing sanctions on four North Korean companies and 11 individuals.
7 days ago
The top U.S. envoy on North Korea says China has indicated it will continue to implement sanctions against Pyongyang.
7 days ago
North Korea says an American citizen sentenced to 15 years hard labor has started life at a "special prison."
8 days ago
An adviser to Japan's Cabinet has arrived in North Korea amid a slight easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula after weeks of threats from the North aimed at Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
8 days ago
A Western tour company in China says it has obtained permission from North Korea for Westerners to make day trips into the country from the Chinese border.
9 days ago
A torrent of warlike North Korean threats following its February nuclear test has raised inter-Korean tensions.
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North Korea has replaced it hardline defense chief with a little-known army general.
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Though it's a view not embraced by everyone, one respected South Korean expert says North Korea could be working toward 80 to 100 nuclear-tipped missiles.
13 days ago
The North Korean spokesman says Pyongyang is watching "with patience" to see whether Park changes what it considers a hostile position.
14 days ago
In a significant move, one of China's biggest banks said Tuesday it has halted business with a North Korean bank accused by the U.S. of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs.
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The two U.S. officials who confirmed the North Korean move Tuesday spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss a matter involving sensitive U.S....
15 days ago
The U.N.'s top human rights body has appointed three experts from Australia, Serbia and Indonesia to carry out an inquiry into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.
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A spokeswoman for the Beijing-based Bank of China said Tuesday that it had notified the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea that its accounts were being closed and all financial transactions...
15 days ago
North Korea is threatening the U.S. and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead of a Washington summit by the allies' leaders.
15 days ago
President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) hope to present a strong front against North Korea's nuclear threats when they meet at the White House on Tuesday.
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Bae, 44, was arrested in early November in Rason, a special economic zone in North Korea's far northeastern region bordering China and Russia, according to the North's state media.
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Seoul said seven South Koreans who had been negotiating North Korean wages at the Kaesong industrial complex are to leave later Friday.
20 days ago
The Pentagon says North Korea appears headed toward its announced goal, which is to be able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-armed missile.
20 days ago
The U.S. is calling for North Korea to grant an amnesty for the immediate release of a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state.
21 days ago
The trial mirrors a similar situation in 2009, when the U.S. and North Korea were locked in a standoff over Pyongyang's decision to launch a long-range rocket and conduct an underground nuclear test.
21 days ago
The pullout came during a North Korean torrent of threats aimed at U.S.-South Korean military drills and U.N. sanctions over Pyongyang's February nuclear test.
21 days ago
A U.S.-based institute says North Korea is nearing completion of a light-water reactor that's intended to generate electricity but could add to concern over its nuclear program.
