SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years, a report published Monday said. The Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based group specializing in environmental and…
They spent up to 10 years at sea, toiling in some of the harshest conditions distant-water fishing crews can face. Many never set foot on land because their Chinese captains did not want them to be seen by the port authorities. Most of their salaries went directly to their government, and some of their catch…
OpenAI has announced that it has banned several users from China and North Korea from using its ChatGPT platform. The decision comes after the company discovered that these users were exploiting the AI technology for malicious purposes, including surveillance and influence operations.According to OpenAI, the banned accounts were involved in activities that align with tactics…
Hongkongers are increasingly opting for unconventional destinations such as North Korea and Iraq, as well as lesser-known Japanese cities, according to travel agencies and airlines. Industry insiders shared their observations at a four-day Hong Kong Holiday and Travel Expo on Thursday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event attracted participation from 100 organisations, including…
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 status or a trial there and, in an unprecedented move, sent them back to the North. That decision triggered not only a political firestorm…
North Korea is restoring its Cold War-era comradeship with Russia by looking after Russian soldiers wounded in the war against Ukraine, as well as hosting Russian children who lost parents in the fighting, according to Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang. The presence of hundreds of wounded Russian troops, as well as an unspecified number of Russian…
OpenAI is keen to collaborate with China, according to chief executive Sam Altman, in a 180-degree turn for the company nearly eight months after tightening measures that barred the mainland and other “unsupported countries and territories” from accessing ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence (AI) services. “We’d like to work with China,” Altman told Sky…
Wounded Russian troops are being sent to North Korean medical facilities, per a Russian official. Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang, Alexander Matsegora, said the deal involved “hundreds” of troops. War analysts said it could give North Korea an opportunity to learn even more from the Ukraine war. Russia is sending soldiers who were wounded in the…
A pair of United States spy planes were tracked conducting joint patrols near China and North Korea this week, according to Newsweek‘s map, using open-source flight data. Newsweek has emailed the Chinese Defense Ministry and the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, for comment. The U.S. Pacific Air Forces previously told Newsweek that its reconnaissance…
North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in battle against Ukrainian forces have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy causalities, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials. The North Korean troops, sent to bolster Russian forces trying to push back a Ukrainian offensive inside Russia’s borders, have not been seen at the…