7 h. ago Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims

Report by Environmental Justice Foundation has found evidence that at least 12 Chinese fishing vessels had employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese fishing fleets are allegedly using North Korean forced labour, a potential breach of international sanctions, with workers allegedly kept at sea for up to a decade, according to a new report by the UK-based Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).The report, published on Monday, has identified at least 12 Chinese deep-water fishing vessels that employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago North Koreans forced to work on Chinese tuna ships for years without seeing land – report

They weren’t allowed to leave the vessels or use phones, shipmates say

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29 h. ago North Korean cybercriminals linked to massive $1.19bn crypto heist

Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group are suspected to be behind the attack

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68 h. ago North Korean prisoners held by Ukraine had 'no idea' they would be fighting for Russia... and thought they were going on a training exercise

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3 d. ago Passenger jets forced to divert after Chinese warships start live firing exercise amid growing tensions

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4 d. ago Ukraine destroys North Korean ‘wonder weapon’ for first time in war with Russia

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4 d. ago North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine 'thought he was being sent to study abroad'

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4 d. ago North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine makes first ever bombshell statement

The North Korean soldier said he did not know that he was going to be sent to attack Ukrainian soldiers and believed he would be going to Russia as an overseas student

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4 d. ago North Korean soldiers convinced they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine

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5 d. ago Beijing delivers bombshell show of force off Australia's largest city as Chinese warships are caught making never

Two Australian navy ships trailed the Chinese naval task group 150 nautical miles off Sydney on Wednesday.

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5 d. ago North Korean tourist attraction's TripAdvisor reviews are even bleaker thank you think

A woman has called a North Korea tourist spot as 'disappointing to come across' – in a scathing review she claimed to had stumbled across the site by 'accident' and was 'disgusted'

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