SEOUL, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- South Korea Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee warned his troops Thursday to be ready for possible conflict with North Korea over a coastal dispute.
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The South Korean Coast Guard Friday struggled to contain the largest ever oil spill in Korea following a collision between a barge and an oil tanker.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A North Korean ship bound for Iran has been detained by India after drifting into its territorial waters, a report said Thursday.
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- South Korea may ban from its territorial waters those ships from North Korea contaminated by radiation from the North's recent nuclear testing.
TOKYO, May 2 (UPI) -- Japan has played down the impact on its security of North Korea's firing of a short-range missile in the Sea of Japan on Sunday.
SEOUL, May 2 (UPI) -- South Korean confirmed North Korea's launch of a short-range missile into international waters off its east coast.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that three Mexican fishermen were apprehended for illegally fishing in U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The three men were were turned over to U.S. Customs agents for processing and the boat was seized.
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- North Korea Tuesday threatened armed conflict over the disputed sea border with South Korea, in an angry response to warning shots fired at its patrol boats.
SEOUL, May 19 (UPI) -- South Korea's state-run oil company said Wednesday it was considering taking part in developing an offshore North Korean oil field.
