Two Korean-American journalists detained

Two Korean-American journalists, who were filming across the Tumen River from the Chinese side of the border, were detained by North Korean officials, according to South Korean television reports.North Korean border guards have detained two female US journalists who were filming the communist state from the Chinese side of the frontier, a South Korean television station reported Thursday. YTN quoted a Seoul official as saying the guards crossed the border at the Tumen River into Chinese territory to arrest the two on Tuesday after they ignored warnings to stop the filming. It said the Korean Americans were employed by an online news company based in California but had no other details. Munhwa Ilbo newspaper separately reported the arrest of a US journalist surnamed Ming but said the incident took place along the Yalu river, which also marks the border. It said US and North Korean authorities were holding talks about her release. A US embassy spokesman in Seoul referred inquiries to the State Department, which had no immediate comment. South Korea's foreign ministry said it would not comment "because this is a matter between the US and North Korea."