After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the final appeal against a 26-year prison sentence for the Chinese captain of a ...

The pirates who took the ship later demanded a ransom of $10 million. It was not immediately clear if the money was paid. The embassy statement said "the Chinese side maintained close consultation ...

when China announced through its embassy in Mogadishu that the boat and its crew had finally been released after the unremitting efforts of the Chinese government. According to the embassy ...

Pirates under her command would be beheaded ... as well as trade routes and fishing rights in the South China Sea. In 1809, the Chinese emperor sent an armada to attack Ching's fleet.

the pirates will become even more powerful – like the armed groups at war with the Somali government,” Jama Isse said. However, for some – like the group that seized the Chinese trawler ...