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By Bloomberg News - Thu May 17 02:46:20 GMT 2012 A North Korean ship seized three Chinese boats with 29 fishermen aboard and demanded more than $140,000 to release

Three Chinese fishing vessels have been seized by North Koreans and are being held to ransom, CCTV reported on Wednesday. The unidentified North Koreans demanded 1.2 million

Indonesian president hosts banquet for N. Korean official SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted a banquet in honor of Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's

Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold talks in Seoul next week SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold

A South Korean Foreign Ministry official says the arrest of four South Korean human rights activists in China has become a diplomatic conflict between Seoul and Beijing. The ministry

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's president has urged North Korea to keep communication channels open to prevent misunderstandings with other countries. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed tensions on the

The House on Tuesday evening debated two bills aimed at reinforcing U.S. policy to deny Iran nuclear weapons capability, and bolstering human rights in in North Korea.Members

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously approved an extension to the North Korean Human Rights Act that sees it run until 2017. The North Korean Human

Myanmar says it will respect UN ban on North May 16,2012 NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - President Lee Myung-bak’s historic visit to Myanmar is intended to send