North Korea

  • Sep 5, 2017
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China will ban North Korea oil sales, on its own terms

Washington and its allies are calling for a halt to oil exports to North Korea, after Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test

North Korea
  • Sep 4, 2017
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Pyongyang's nuclear test will spur deterrence efforts

Pyongyang yesterday carried out its sixth successful test of a nuclear weapon

North Korea
  • Aug 30, 2017
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Risk of US-North Korea hostilities grows

A unilateral US military strike against North Korea would lose Washington any support in Beijing and Moscow

North Korea
  • Aug 23, 2017
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Russia sees continuing US hostility in Treasury move

New US Treasury sanctions target North Korea's commercial partners but Moscow takes them as an anti-Russian slight

Russia
  • Aug 23, 2017
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Sanctions will worsen China-US deadlock on North Korea

Washington has imposed more sanctions on Chinese entities doing business with North Korea

North Korea
  • Aug 17, 2017
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Moon's red line increases North Korea escalation risk

South Korea's president has set a 'red line' on Pyongyang's development of nuclear missiles

North Korea
  • Aug 16, 2017
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Risk of nuclear arms race in East Asia grows

Pyongyang's advances in nuclear weapons capabilities raise the spectre of Washington and its allies responding in kind

East Asia
  • Aug 15, 2017
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Vague US-North Korea threats leave room to climb down

Washington and Pyongyang continue to trade threats over North Korean plans to launch missiles near Guam

North Korea