Trump has often adopted a bellicose tone in recent months, promising if necessary to strike North Korea with "fire and fury." China accounted for 92 per cent of North Korea's trade in 2016, according to South Korea's government. South Korea and the United States are technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce, not a peace treaty. South Korea's defence ministry, which warned that North Korea was ready to launch an ICBM at any time, said it was not able to confirm the report. Analysts and South Korean policymakers believe North Korea may test another weapon on or around Sept. 9, when it celebrates its founding day.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 18:31 UTC