Tag: North Korea
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Japan imposes new unilateral sanctions on N.Korea
Tokyo : The Japanese government on Friday imposed new unilateral sanctions on North Korea, which include freezing the assets of Pyongyang-based companies, in response to the launch of the country’s latest ballistic missile. The new sanctions come as an addition to a long list of punitive measures imposed by Japan which affect North Korean companies…
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‘US to keep up economic, diplomatic pressure on N. Korea’
Washington : US Vice President Mike Pence has said that Washington will keep up economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Pence made the remarks on Friday during a visit to an Air Force base in North Dakota, home to both B-52 bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles,…
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US House passes new sanctions bill against N.Korea
Washington : Aiming to cut off Pyongyang’s links to the global financial system, the US House of Representatives has approved a bill to impose more sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear programme. The bill approved on Tuesday received 415 votes in favour and 2 against, Efe news reported. It is named after Otto Warmbier,…
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Top Nuclear Envoys of South Korea, Japan hold talks on North Korea
Seoul : Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan held talks in Seoul on Thursday about the issue involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)’s nuclear and missile programs. Lee Do-hoon, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, met with his Japanese counterpart Kenji Kanasugi at the foreign…
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EU adopts total ban policy on investment in N. Korea
Brussels : The European Union (EU) on Monday adopted a total ban policy on EU investment in North Korea, in a bid to ratchet up economic pressure on the Northeast Asia country over its ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile programme. The total ban, taking effect immediately, is one of the EU’s autonomous measures against North…
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UN slaps port bans on ships violating N.Korea sanctions
United Nations : The UN has banned four ships from visiting any global port, after they were found violating sanctions imposed on North Korea, the media reported. Hugh Griffiths, co-ordinator of a UN panel on North Korean sanctions, on Monday night described the move as unprecedented, reports the BBC. The ships were reportedly the Petrel…
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Kim Jong-un hails N.Korea’s nuclear programme
Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has lauded his country’s nuclear weapons programme as the best way to defend its sovereignty and counter threats from the US. Speaking to the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on Saturday, Kim Jong-un said “nuclear weapons of North Korea are a precious…
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Trump announces new travel restrictions, includes N.Korea
Washington : US President Donald Trump has announced new travel restrictions for eight countries including North Korea, replacing the previous ban on six Muslim-majority countries, citing threats to national security posed by letting their citizens into Washington. Starting next month, most citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad, Venezuela and North Korea will be…
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Trump says putting more sanctions on North Korea
New York : US President Donald Trump yesterday said that he was putting more sanctions on North Korea, the country which has been carrying ballistic missile and nuclear tests in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. His statement comes two days after he warned North Korea of “total destruction” if its leader Kim Jong-Un,…
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N.Korea rejects latest UN sanctions as provocation
Seoul : North Korea on Wednesday criticised the latest set of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear weapons programme, calling them a heinous provocation and a full-scale economic blockade. The North Korean Foreign Ministry said that the new sanctions were “a product of heinous provocation aimed at depriving the country…