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May 15, 2013
BEIJING--The top U.S. envoy on North Korea says China has indicated it will continue to implement sanctions against Pyongyang.
April 23, 2013
LUXEMBOURG--The European Union agreed on April 22 to lift all sanctions on Myanmar, except for an arms embargo, despite a Human Rights Watch report which accused authorities of ...
April 12, 2013
The current North Korean crisis is entirely of Pyongyang's making. But it is possible that the hard-line approach taken by Washington, Seoul and other capitals to the North...
March 31, 2013
SEOUL--North Korea said on March 30 it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea, but Seoul and its ally the United States played down the statement as tough talk.
March 21, 2013
SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a drone attack on a simulated South Korean target on March 20, Pyongyang's KCNA news agency reported, and the armed forces...
March 12, 2013
NEW YORK--The U.S. Treasury is imposing sanctions against North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, the country's main foreign exchange institution, for its role in supporting...
March 08, 2013
UNITED NATIONS/ SEOUL--The United Nations imposed new sanctions on North Korea aimed at curtailing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and China, the isolated regime's...
February 25, 2013
YANGON--Two banks owned by tycoons associated with Myanmar's former military regime will start to do business with U.S. companies and investors in the latest reward for the...
February 15, 2013
Japan, the United States and South Korea are lobbying for hard-hitting sanctions over North Korea's nuclear test on Feb. 12, but China remains wary of backing its long-time...
February 14, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea--For the past decade, the world's most powerful nations have turned to sanctions in an attempt to punish North Korea for a series of rocket launches and...
January 23, 2013
UNITED NATIONS--The U.N. Security Council on Jan. 22 unanimously condemned North Korea’s December rocket launch and expanded existing U.N. sanctions, eliciting a vow from...
December 15, 2012
SEOUL--South Korea is considering separate punitive measures against North Korea for its latest missile launch if China prevents the U.N. Security Council from sufficiently...
July 14, 2012
General Electric Co secured a medical equipment deal with two hospitals in Myanmar on July 14, becoming the first U.S. company to restart business in the long-isolated country...
July 11, 2012
VIENTIANE, Laos--The United States plans to ease sanctions this week to allow its companies to invest in and provide financial services to Myanmar but will require them to make ...
May 21, 2012
VIENNA/DUBAI -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief began rare talks in Tehran on May 21 after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research -- a gesture...
May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The United States on May 17 suspended sanctions barring U.S. investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor southeast Asian state, drawing...
May 01, 2012
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States, South Korea, Japan and European nations have submitted to the U.N. Security Council's North Korea sanctions committee lists of individuals...
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