American Samoa

North Korea's UN ambassador has called on the United States to hand over a seized cargo ship being held in American Samoa.

People applying for government jobs in American Samoa could now be the subject to a drug test.

North Korea has asked the United Nations Secretary-General to deal with what it calls the "illegal" seizure of one of its cargo ships which is currently in American Samoa.

American Samoa government officials have been told that the North Korean cargo ship Wise Honest has a $US100 million insurance policy which would cover any mishap while the vessel is in the territory.

The parent company of Starkist Samoa, the main private sector employer in American Samoa, is again being sued in the United States.

The American Samoa Port Administration is charging the usual port fees on the seized North Korean cargo ship which arrived in Pago Pago last weekend.

The North Korean freighter Wise Honest has been moved from the main dock and is now anchored in Pago Pago Harbour.

The Bank of Hawaii is to completely close its American Samoa operations in August.

American Samoa is being compensated by the United States government for having the North Korean freighter Wise Honest in Fagatogo harbour.

A North Korean cargo ship which was seized by the United States has arrived in Pago Pago.

News that a North Korean vessel seized by the United States is being towed to American Samoa has raised fears in the US territory.

Armed US Coast Guard personnel arrived in American Samoa yesterday.