North Korea Sanctions

• North Korea tells UN it will focus on economy now that it has ‘effective war deterrent’

  Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, the country's ambassador said the "anti-epidemic situation in our country is now under safe and stable control" as a result of measures taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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  Sep 30, 2020
• North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles after months: South Korea military

  Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launches in a statement but couldn't immediately say how far the projectiles flew or whether the weapons were ballistic or rocket artillery.

  World

  Mar 2, 2020
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• China, Russia call on UN to lift sanctions on North Korean exports, overseas workers

  China and Russia made these and other proposals 16 days before Kim's end-of-December deadline for the United States to come up with new proposals to revive nuclear diplomacy.

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  Dec 17, 2019
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• Kim Jong Un says North Korea needs to deliver a ‘blow’ against sanctioning countries — economically

  Kim Jong Un said he would double down on efforts to create a self-supporting national economy.

  World

  Apr 10, 2019
• Trump announces withdrawal of some North Korea-related sanctions

  It was not immediately clear what sanctions Trump was referring to, although the United States on Thursday blacklisted two Chinese shipping companies that it said helped North Korea evade sanctions.

  World

  Mar 22, 2019
• Donald Trump overstated North Korea’s demand to lift all sanctions, officials say

  Trump's much-anticipated meeting with Kim, held in the Vietnamese capital Wednesday and Thursday, ended abruptly and without the two leaders signing any agreements.

  World

  Mar 1, 2019
• North Korea condemns U.S. sanctions, warns that denuclearization promise in jeopardy

  The North's stinging response came after the United States said on Monday it had introduced sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for alleged human rights abuses.

  World

  Dec 16, 2018
• Canadian warship HMCS Calgary witnesses potential violations of North Korea sanctions

  HMCS Calgary is the first Canadian military vessel to deploy to the region to help enforce sanctions against North Korea in response to the country's continued nuclear and ballistic missile tests.

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  Dec 11, 2018
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• North Korea warns it could revive nuclear development if U.S. does not lift sanctions

  The statement released by the Foreign Ministry on Friday evening said North Korea could bring back its "pyongjin" policy of simultaneously advancing its nuclear force and economic development if the United States doesn't change its stance.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2018
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• U.S. will not end North Korea sanctions until ‘denuclearization’: Pompeo

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. will not end economic sanction on North Korea until it completes "denuclearization".

  World

  Sep 23, 2018