Seoul (ANTARA News/Yonhap) – South Korea is seeking to significantly strengthen penalties for illegal deep-sea fishing by its vessels, increasing maximum fines by at least seven-fold, the government said Tuesday. The move comes amid growing international criticism for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by South Korean ships, along with a recent warning from
Read moreSouth Korean forces conduct a military drill on disputed islands at the heart of a row with Japan. This outcrop may be small but it’s been the cause of a long-running bitter dispute between the two nations, that has seriously damaged ties. Both countries lay claims to the islands known as Dokdo in Korean
Read moreThe MV Alaed left its Arctic port on July 11 and is due in Baltiysk on the Baltic Coast on July 17. It is unclear if the ship will make a stop in Syria. The ship’s owners say the vessel will arrive in St. Petersburg on July 19 and may then head to the
Read moreRussian-flagged oil tanker vessel Marine Alliance, 3080 GT, built in 1994 with nearly 800 tons of fuel oil carrying onboard became stranded in the Sea of Japan. Marine Alliance suffered an engine failure which caused the accident. “The oil tanker ship Marine Alliance that was sailing to port of Nakhodka, has been disabled due
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