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Mystery deepens as crewless Chinese fishing boats appear near Korea’s border islands

Three abandoned vessels believed to be Chinese fishing boats have been found near the Yellow Sea border islands since June, straining local authorities and fueling questions over their origins.

2026.9.30

A map shows where the Chinese fishing vessel sank

Coast Guard, Navy launch joint search after Chinese vessel sinks near Yeonpyeong

The vessel, believed to be a Chinese wooden fishing boat, is mostly submerged, with only part of the hull remaining above the surface. No survivors or bodies have been found so far.

2026.9.9

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Marine Corps conducts regular live-fire drills on islands near inter-Korean maritime border

The defensive exercise involved K9 self-propelled howitzers and Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems.

2026.7.2

South honors six lost in 2nd Battle of Yeonpyeong as North's saber-rattling carves out nuclear path

Seoul marked the anniversary of the Yellow Sea skirmish as Pyongyang expands its navy and signals plans for a nuclear-armed fleet.

2026.6.29

A North Korean Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is seen during a test launch in this file photo [NEWS1]

North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward Yellow Sea: South military

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

2026.5.26

A Korea Coast Guard ship patrolling the Yellow Sea in search of illegal Chinese vessels [KOREA COAST GUARD]

Gov't quintuples maximum fine for ships fishing illegally in Korean waters

Korea has raised fivefold the maximum fine for foreign ships fishing illegally in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Coast Guard said on Thursday, amid efforts to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing in the Yellow Sea.

2026.5.14

Satellite imagery from CSIS shows the Atlantic Amsterdam, a Chinese-claimed 'management platform,' after it was removed from the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) and relocated to a shipyard in Weihai, China, on Feb. 5. [CSIS/BEYOND PARALLEL/PLANET 2025]

China's relocation of contentious sea platform eases tensions with Korea, but hints at ulterior motives

China relocated a contentious maritime platform from the Yellow Sea, easing tensions with Korea. However, experts warn that strategic motivations remain, as other platforms continue operating in disputed waters.

2026.2.4

A Chinese steel structure unilaterally installed in the Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone of the Yellow Sea [REP. YI BYEONG-JIN’S OFFICE]

Korea calls China's move to relocate Yellow Sea structures 'meaningful step' in reducing tensions

After China revealed it will relocate parts of the facilities it built in the Yellow Sea, the Blue House described the move on Wednesday as a "meaningful step" toward reducing tensions in the disputed waters.

2026.1.28

Rep. Eom Tae-young of the People Power Party revealed photos on May 24, 2025 of Chinese structures unilaterally installed in the temporary measures zone of the West Sea, where the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Korea and China overlap. From left to right: Sunran No. 1 (2018), Sunran No. 2 (2024), and a drilling rig-style management facility (2022). [REP. EOM TAE-YOUNG]

China begins relocating contentious maritime structure in disputed Yellow Sea zone

The platform being moved is the largest of the three — a facility believed to have been converted from an oil-drilling platform and equipped with a helipad.

2026.1.27

Chinese personnel are visible on a structure installed by Beijing in the Korea-China Provisional Maritime Zone in this undated photo released by Rep. Yi Byeong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party on Oct. 22, 2025. [YONHAP]

China sells salmon raised in Yellow Sea structures, raising concerns about their possible dismantlement

Salmon raised in structures installed by Beijing within a jointly managed maritime zone with Korea are now being sold in mainland China, fueling concerns that Beijing may reject dismantling the structures under the guise of aquaculture operations.

2026.1.15