(Bangkok Post photo)No trade takes place between Thailand and North Korea, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday, ahead of an expected visit by a US envoy seeking to step up pressure on North Korea over its weapons programmes. Joseph Yun, the US special representative for North Korea policy, is due in Bangkok this week to discuss stepping up pressure on North Korea which has been pressing ahead with its weapons tests in defiance of UN resolutions and sanctions. During a visit to Bangkok in August, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed Thailand, the United States' oldest ally in Asia, for more action on North Korea. Following Tillerson's visit, Thailand's foreign ministry said trade with North Korea had dropped by as much as 94% over the previous year. North Korea tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile late last month.

Source: Bangkok Post December 12, 2017 09:22 UTC