US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared: "We will never accept a nuclear North Korea.'' Earlier this week, Mr Tillerson stunned many by proposing talks with North Korea without preconditions. But he stepped back Friday, after the White House rebutted the proposal, telling the council "North Korea must earn its way back to the table". North Korea's Ja said his country has been the target of 11 UN sanctions resolutions. He announced that Japan has just ordered the assets of 19 North Korean entities to be frozen.

Source: Bangkok Post December 16, 2017 06:11 UTC