A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...

A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said.
The prisoner, known only by his family name, Shin, was sentenced to death by the Chinese Supreme People's Court, but South Korean government officials believe the sentence has yet to be carried out.
"According to diplomatic conventions, the Chinese government is likely to ask the prisoner's family if they wish to attend the execution and notify the South Korean government of the incident but we have received no information on Shin's execution", said an employee at the South Korean Consulate in Shenyang.
Shin was arrested in July 1997 by Chinese police on charges of operating a methamphetamine factory in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province in China and smuggling the product into South Korea.
He is likely to become the first Korean national to be executed in China in connection with drug-related crimes.