Tag: South Korea
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots Toward North Korean Merchant Vessel
November 27: South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean merchant boat with engine trouble that violated their sea border on Wednesday, South Korean officials said. The vessel […]
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North Korean Fishermen ‘Killed 16 Colleagues’ Before Fleeing to South
November 07: Two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 fellow crew members before fleeing to the South, have been handed back to the North. They crossed the maritime border […]
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North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles in First Test Since Latest Talks Stalled
October 31: North Korea launched two short-range projectiles off its east coast on Thursday, its first such tests since a new effort at talks with the United States stalled over […]
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots At North Korean Vessel That Entered Territorial Waters; Sends Help Upon Finding Mechanical Difficulties
September 28: South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean boat crossing their sea border and then sent a navy mechanic to repair its engine so it could […]
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Fire On Oil Tankers at South Korean Port Injures Ten
September 28: A fire that spread across two oil tankers in the South Korean port of Ulsan injured 10 people on Saturday, coastguard and fire officials said, adding the blaze […]
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$250 Million of Cocaine Seized at South Korean Port of Taean
August 28: Police said Wednesday that they have seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine smuggled into the Port of Taean. According to the Korea Coast Guard, police found 100.764kg […]
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North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan as ‘Warning’ to South Korea
July 26: North Korea says the two new short-range ballistic missiles it launched Thursday [July 25] toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 1,500 Tonnes of Contraband Frozen Food at Tangshan Port
June 28: Customs in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of northern China’s Hebei Province, seized over 1,500 tonnes of frozen food worth 50 million yuan (7.27 million U.S. dollars), local customs […]
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Qingdao Customs Disrupts Three Smuggling Operations From Korea to China; 37 Arrested
June 02: Qingdao customs have disrupted three criminal operations smuggling cosmetics, cigarettes and wine from the Republic of Korea to China, according to the General Administration of Customs. Custom officers […]
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Illegal Fuel Bunkering Disrupted in Vietnam; Two Vessels Seized
April 14: Vietnam law enforcement agencies, assisted by Coast Guard, on Apr 14 seized Korean tanker PIONEER SPIRIT and Vietnamese tanker QNG 0350 in waters of Quang Ngai province in […]
