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- Chinese boats seized by North Koreans in rare public spat
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean officials have demanded payment before they will release Chinese fishing boats with a total of 29 men onboard, Chinese media reported on Thursday, in a rare public spat between the neighbors and longtime allies. The Chinese owners of the boats said they were seized by a North Korean gunboat on May 8 in the Yellow Sea, between China and North Korea, the Beijing News reported. The owners said the vessels were fishing in Chinese waters. North Korea has not made any public comment on the case. The North Koreans holding the boats and sailors demanded payment of 1. ...
- N Korea 'resumes work' on reactor
North Korea resumes work on a light water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear programme after months of inactivity, a US institute says.
- North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (http://38north.org), run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University and former U.S. State Department official Joel Wit. ...
- Apple's iPhone screen to boost to 4 inches?
Apple has reportedly ordered larger screens for the iPhone it will roll out later this year, growing the display to 4 inches from the 3.5 inches on previous versions of the popular smartphone.
The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources in a story Wednesday that said Apple ordered the bigger screens for the new phone that is expected in the fall.
It is reportedly working on the screens with with LG Display of South Korea and two Japanese companies, Sharp and Japan Display.
- Shell, partners join Canadian LNG rush
Royal Dutch Shell and partners from China, South Korea and Japan said they are planning a multibillion-dollar LNG plant on Canada's West Coast, the latest in a string of proposals aimed at moving huge quantities of domestic shale gas to lucrative Asian markets, Reuters reports.
Shell, along with PetroChina, Kogas and Mitsubishi Corp. will study a liquefaction plant at Kitimat, British Columbia, that would initially include two units with capacity of 6 million tons annually each, or a total of 2...
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