The Trump administration is hitting more than 50 vessels, shipping companies and trade businesses with sanctions in the latest bid to turn up the pressure on North Korea over its nuclear programme, US officials said.
Authorities in Japan have accused a North Korean ship of breaching UN sanctions through illegal transfer of oil.
China has tightened restrictions on trade with North Korea under UN nuclear sanctions, imposing a cap on oil supplies to the North and banning imports of its steel and other goods.
Donald Trump’s desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un’s regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers of oil tankers at sea.
Trafigura Group denied it was involved in the illicit transfer of fuel to North Korea after the South Korean government said the world’s third-biggest independent oil trader originally owned a cargo that was shipped in breach of United Nations sanctions in October.
China has denied violating UN limits on oil supplies to North Korea after the US president criticised Beijing for allowing oil to get there.
President Donald Trump warned that alleged illicit Chinese oil sales to North Korea may jeopardize a peaceful resolution to the confrontation over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The Trump administration is preparing new sanctions on North Korea, a day after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in a move to put additional pressure on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme.
China has said its trade with North Korea is permitted by UN Security Council resolutions which say sanctions imposed over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes should avoid hurting “humanitarian needs”.
Fresh sanctions against North Korea secured by Britain to ramp up pressure on the regime will be signed off by European ministers, Boris Johnson has said.
The UN Security Council has banned all nations from allowing four ships that transported prohibited goods to and from North Korea to enter any port in their country.
North Korea’s nuclear testing shows Britain is right to maintain its own arsenal, the Defence Secretary has said.
China’s government has ordered most North Korean-owned businesses and ventures with Chinese partners to close under UN sanctions imposed over the North’s nuclear and missile programmes, according to reports.
China and Britain have agreed to continue to ramp up pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapons testing, Downing Street has said.
China has announced that it will limit energy supplies to North Korea and stop buying its textiles under UN sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support from Pyongyang’s last ally.
China has announced that it will limit energy supplies to North Korea and stop buying its textiles under UN sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support from Pyongyang’s last ally.
At least eight ships carrying fuel cargos from Russia are believed to have turned toward the communist state rather than their declared destination.
A North Korean threat to sink Japan with a nuclear bomb is “extremely provocative and outrageous”, Japan’s top government spokesman said.
US President Donald Trump has said new UN sanctions “are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen” to stop North Korea’s nuclear march.
North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme must be halted before it develops a ballistic missile capable of hitting London, according to the Defence Secretary.
Russian President responds to heightened scrutiny over energy connections with Pyongyang.
Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply.
Any future threats from Pyongyang could significantly impact neighbouring countries' energy trades, causing them to utilise strategic petroleum reserves, it has been warned.
Donald Trump has said “all options are on the table” after North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan.
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, in what appeared to be its longest-ever test.