South Korea to step up crackdown, cooperation with China over illegal fishing

South Korea will intensify its crackdown on Chinese fishing boats operating illegally near the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea, including by deploying more Coast Guard special forces and strengthening cooperation with Beijing, the government said Thursday. The Korea Coast Guard announced the measures at a joint briefing in Seoul with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Unification, National Defense and Oceans and Fisheries. The package focuses on tougher enforcement near the NLL, the remova