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The stateless 3,000-ton ship De Yi is forced to dock in waters off Gamcheon Port in Busan on April 3, 2023. South Korean authorities reportedly seized the ship recently in territorial waters, suspecting it of violating U.N. sanctions on North Korea. [YONHAP]

South Korea imposes sanctions on Hong Kong company, North Korean ship over illegal coal transfer

South Korea imposed unilateral sanctions on Thursday on a Hong Kong-based shipping company and a North Korean-flagged vessel for their involvement in the illegal transfer of North Korean coal, which is banned under international sanctions.

2024.7.18

A 3,000-ton ship, Deyi, is forced to dock in waters off Gamcheon Port in the southeastern city of Busan on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

South Korea seizes ship suspected of violating sanctions on North

South Korea seized a ship suspected of violating sanctions against North Korea last Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

2024.4.3

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Police test drivers for drunk driving at a street in Suwon in April. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors get tough as drunk driving accidents increase

The vehicles that will be seized include those that are owned by repeat offenders or killing someone while driving under the influence. The number of people killed from drunk driving rose from 206 in 2021 to 214 last year.

2023.6.28

Bring them back (KOR)

In an alarming development, a South Korean-flagged tanker was detained in a harbor in Iran after being seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier this week. Aboard the cargo ship were 20 crew members,...

2021.1.5

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2021.1.5

MT Hankuk Chemi, a South Korean-flagged oil tanker, is escorted by Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessels Monday to Iranian waters after being seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz in a photo released by the Tasnim News Agency. [AFP/YONHAP]

Iran seizes Korean oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz Monday amid ongoing tension with Washington and discussions with Seoul over what to do with Tehran’s assets frozen in Korean banks.

2021.1.5

A Japanese civic group demands Mitsubishi Heavy Industries apologize and compensate Korean laborers forced into working for it during World War II in front of the company's offices in Tokyo in October. [YONHAP]

Court tells Mitsubishi Heavy liquidation is nigh

A Daejeon court Tuesday finished serving notice on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that its assets in Korea would be seized to compensate wartime forced labor victims.

2020.12.29

Korea braces for Japan's possible retaliation over asset sales

South Korea is bracing for possible retaliation by Japan after a local court carries out a decision to sell off assets of a Japanese firm to compensate victims of wartime forced labor, the foreign ministry said Monday.

2020.8.3

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seizure

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South Korea imposes sanctions on Hong Kong company, North Korean ship over illegal coal transfer

South Korea seizes ship suspected of violating sanctions on North

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Bring them back (KOR)

Bring them back

Iran seizes Korean oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Court tells Mitsubishi Heavy liquidation is nigh

Korea braces for Japan's possible retaliation over asset sales