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North Koreans free Chinese fishing crew

A Chinese fishing crew seized by North Koreans two weeks ago has been freed along with their boat, reports say.

The 16-man crew was taken captive by unidentified North Koreans in the Yellow Sea on 5 May.

China said on Monday it had been negotiating with Pyongyang for their release since 10 May.

China's Xinhua news agency reportedAll were "safe on their way back",. Boat owner Yu Xuejun told Reuters news agency no ransom had been paid.

He had earlier said that the North Koreans were demanding a 600,000 yuan ($100,000; £66,000) ransom, and that he had received eight calls demanding payment. But because of there were no conditions so, they didn't take any money.

Last year, in a similar incident, 29 Chinese fishermen and three vessels were seized by unidentified North Koreans.

They were freed after two weeks and it was not clear whether a ransom had been paid, nor whether the captors had been the North Korean authorities or autonomous kidnappers.

China is North Korea's biggest trading partner and closest ally. But ties between the two have chilled in recent months, in the wake of North Korea's third nuclear test on 12 February.

Beijing backed expanded sanctions against Pyongyang in response to the underground test, and some of its banks have suspended trading with North Korea's key foreign exchange bank.

Overall tensions on the peninsula remain high following the nuclear test, with operations at the joint inter-Korean Kaesong industrial complex suspended.

In recent days North Korea has fired six short range missiles off its east coast, as part of what it says are military exercise

Seorang awaknelayanCinayang ditangkap olehKorea Utaradua minggu lalutelah dibebaskanbersama dengankapalnya, kata reporter.

16-awakyang tidakteridentifikasi olehKorea Utaradi Laut Kuningdi tawan pada tanggal 5 Mei.

China mengatakan,pada hari Senin pihaknya telah bernegosiasi denganPyongyanguntuk pembebasan nelayannyasejak 10Mei.

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Cina adalah mitra dagangterbesar Korea Utaradansekutu terdekat. Namun hubunganantara keduatelahdingindalam beberapa bulan terakhir, setelah uji coba nuklirketigaKorea Utarapada 12 Februari.

Beijingmendukungperluasan sanksiterhadap Pyongyangsebagai tanggapan terhadapuji coba bawah tanah, dan beberapabankjuga telah menghentikanperdagangan denganbank devisautamaKorea Utara.

Ketegangandi semenanjungkeseluruhantetap tinggimenyusuluji coba nuklir, dengan operasidiantar-Koreakompleks industriKaesongbersamaditangguhkan.

Dalam beberapa hari terakhirKoreaUtara telah menembakkanenam rudaljarak pendekdi lepas pantaitimurnya, sebagai bagiandariapa yang dikatakannyaadalah latihanmiliter.

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