US EditionNorth Korea says antagonised by US sanctions, will respond
- On Nov 6, North Korea condemned the latest U.S. sanctions on cybercrime suspects, with Kim Un Chol denouncing the move as meant to antagonise, KCNA said Pyongyang will 'respond correspondingly.'
- The U.S. Treasury Department announced this week sanctions on eight individuals and two entities tied to laundering funds from DPRK schemes, labeling some as `state-sponsored hackers`.
- U.S. officials said Pyongyang's cybercriminals stole over US$3 billion in the past three years, mostly via cryptocurrency, and the measures follow President Donald Trump repeatedly calling for a meeting with Kim Jong Un last month.
- Pyongyang insisted sanctions would not change policy and would `only be recorded as a typical example symbolising the failure` of U.S. policy, while the vice foreign minister said the U.S. should realise its chances are less than zero.
- Recently, the new US administration imposed its fifth exclusive DPRK sanctions since taking office, while South Korea's spy agency said a summit could happen early next year despite past summit failures.
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Australia joined the Washington sanctions. North Korean Foreign Ministry said the measures "will not bear fruit"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea has reacted strongly to the latest announcement by the United States regarding additional sanctions against Pyongyang.
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Noticias ao MinutoKim assured that sanctions will not affect North-Korean policy, but that they will be remembered "as a clear example that symbolizes the failure of the incurable policy in relation to the RPDC".
The North Korean authorities have condemned on Thursday the sanctions against eight individuals and two entities linked to Pyongyang imposed on the eve by the United States, which accuses them of money laundering, and have promised that they will take the “necessary” measures in the face of what they have described as a “insensate” gesture. Kim Jong Un’s government has considered these sanctions, “the fifth ones” since Donald Trump arrived in th…
Australia joined Washington’s sanctions for North Korea. North Korean Chancellery said the measures “will not bear fruit”
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