A trio of North Korean fishermen slaughtered 16 fellow crew members — including their captain, officials said Thursday. Two of the killers, both in their 20s, were captured in their boat south ...

Seoul — South Korea said Thursday it expelled two North Korean men after learning they murdered 16 crew members on their fishing boat before fleeing to the South. The pair, both in their 20s ...

North Korea freed the crew Tuesday of a South Korean fishing boat seized a month ago, a sign the rivals may be talking behind the scenes to improve relations that have plummeted to their lowest ...

In 2019, two North Korean fishermen confessed to murdering 16 shipmates before they fled to South Korea by boat and sought asylum. The then-progressive government in the South denied them refugee ...

South Korea has deported two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 fellow crew members, including the boat’s captain, before fleeing to South Korean waters.

Eight North Korean fishermen found drifting at sea in South Korea last week have been sent home, the South Korean government confirmed on Monday. The sailors apparently drifted away from North ...

A wooden boat, which according to a police official carried eight men who said they were from North Korea and appear to be fishermen whose vessel ran into trouble, is seen near a breakwater in ...

Global Fishing Watch’s Park said squid fishing in both Russian and North Korean territorial waters dropped dramatically in 2020. During the peak of the season from September through November ...

TOKYO—When 10 North Korean squid fishermen set sail in September, part of what the country’s state media call a “battle” to fill annual seafood quotas, they likely knew the risks. Dozens ...

Off the coast of Sokcho, a quiet fishing trip collided with Cold War tension. One civilian boat, one North Korean sub—and a standoff no one saw coming.