North Korea Oil

• South Korea seizes 2nd ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea

  South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday.

  World

  Dec 31, 2017
  
• In wake of Donald Trump’s criticism, China denies selling oil to North Korea, a violation of UN sanctions

  China on Friday denied reports it had been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was not happy that China had allowed oil to reach the isolated nation.

  World

  Dec 29, 2017
  
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• China supports UN action on North Korea, also pushes for dialogue

  China supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea's latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to begin dialogue involving all sides, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2017
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• U.S. wants Kim Jong Un’s assets frozen, travel restricted in U.N. proposal

  The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban the country's exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean laborers abroad and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

  World

  Sep 6, 2017