South Korea will impose new unilateral sanctions against nuclear-armed Pyongyang, a report said Sunday, in Seoul's latest effort to pressure the North after a series of weapons tests that have sent regional tensions surging. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro manila, regions and
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will impose new unilateral sanctions against nuclear-armed Pyongyang, a report said Sunday, in Seoul's latest effort to pressure the North after a series of weapons tests that have sent regional tensions surging. The move comes after a rare visit to North Korea by a senior UN official, who called for dialogue between Pyongyang and the international community to avert a potentially catastrophic "miscalculation" in the high-stakes nuclear crisis. Seoul's new measures, its second set of unilateral sanctions in a month, are likely to draw an angry response from Pyongyang, which views its neighbor as overly-dependent on a hostile Washington. A total of 20 North Korean organizations, including banks and trading companies, and 12 North Korean individuals—mostly bankers—will be blacklisted as of Monday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported citing a foreign ministry official.
