And while there are many common threats confronting both countries, from a security standpoint none is more disconcerting than the threat of a North Korea with weapons of mass destruction and long-range delivery capabilities. Not only that, from mid-2018, Manila will take over Singapore’s role as country coordinator for Asean’s relations with China. To be clear, finding common ground with China does not mean abandoning national interests or sovereignty rights. One of these individuals was reportedly Jang Yong-son, an Iran-based North Korea Mining Development Trading Corp. representative who had flown in from Tehran, according to the english edition of The Chosun Ilbo. That resolution imposed additional sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test in January and its ballistic missile launch the following month.

Source: Manila Times August 28, 2016 16:41 UTC