BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it resolutely opposes unilateral sanctions and long-armed jurisdiction, after the United States imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, accusing it of moving illicit funding to North Korea. Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing, adding that Beijing had lodged stern representations with Washington. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Michael Martina; Editing by Shri Navaratnam) … [Read more...] about China says it opposes U.S. unilateral sanctions over funds for North Korea
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US Sanctions Russian, Chinese Tech Firms Over Funds For North Korea
Sep 14, 1:35 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Reuters 09/14/18 AT 1:00 AM The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, its North Korean CEO and a Russian subsidiary, accusing them of moving illicit funding to North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions.The new sanctions target China-based Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co, its North Korean chief executive Jong Song Hwa, and a Russian-based sister company, Volasys Silver Star, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement."These actions are intended to stop the flow of illicit revenue to North Korea from overseas information technology workers disguising their true identities and hiding behind front companies, aliases, and third-party nationals," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.Mnuchin warned companies across the globe "to take precautions to ensure that they are not unwittingly … [Read more...] about US Sanctions Russian, Chinese Tech Firms Over Funds For North Korea
North Korea: Sony, Wannacry Hack Charges are Smear Campaign; Could Harm Talks With US
North Korea strongly denied claims by the United States that a computer programmer working for the North Korean government was involved in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus. In a statement Friday, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official said that the person named by U.S. is a "non-entity," and warned that the allegations, which he called a smear campaign, could harm talks between the two countries following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. federal prosecutors allege the programmer, identified as Park Jin Hyok, conspired to conduct a series of attacks that also stole $81 million from a bank in Bangladesh. The U.S. believes he was working for a North Korean-sponsored hacking organization. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall overnight, but the Carolina coast is already getting hit with intense winds and heavy rains as the storm approaches. (Published Thursday, Sept. 13, … [Read more...] about North Korea: Sony, Wannacry Hack Charges are Smear Campaign; Could Harm Talks With US
Life inside North Korea from women in factories to children at school shown in fascinating photos
THESE images are a portal into the real North Korea - the one Kim Jong-un wants to hide from the world. They give a peek behind the smokescreen of loyal citizens worshipping the Supreme Leader and happy faces cheering at gawdy military parades. Giant posters of the Kim family are scattered across the capital Pyongyang, where families are crammed into tower blocks. Words like "sacrifice" adorn propaganda banners designed to brainwash the country's rich elite. But outside the city of three million live many more who carry out back-breaking farm work all year round. Defectors who escaped its brutal regime have told how they ate mice to survive in the famine-stricken nation. Grace Jo, a defector who lost most of her family to starvation, told of how she once survived in the country by eating rodents. She remembers eating just one meal a week during much of the 1990s when millions perished from starvation. Admittance to the country is difficult and often impossible, but from time-to-time … [Read more...] about Life inside North Korea from women in factories to children at school shown in fascinating photos
U.S. accuses Russia of covering up breaches of North Korea sanctions
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Russia on Thursday of seeking to cover up breaches of U.N. sanctions on North Korea by Russians after Moscow pushed for changes to be made to an independent report on sanctions violations. The report, submitted to the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee last month, said Pyongyang has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs and is violating U.N. sanctions on exports. Diplomats said Russia pressured the independent sanctions monitors to amend the report. The 15-member Security Council has to agree by consensus on whether to publish the report and the United States objected to releasing the amended document. "Russia can't be allowed to edit and obstruct independent U.N. reports on North Korea sanctions just because they don't like what they say. Period," Haley said in a statement. "The full implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions remains mandatory … [Read more...] about U.S. accuses Russia of covering up breaches of North Korea sanctions