UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has banned all nations from allowing four ships that carried prohibited goods to and from North Korea to enter their ports. These latest sanctions ban North Korea from importing all natural gas liquids and condensates, and cap its crude oil imports. As for joint ventures and cooperative arrangements, Mr Griffiths said the resolution gives them 120 days from Sept 11 to close down. But "in a number of cases, the indications are that these joint ventures aren't shutting down at all but are on the contrary expanding, and therefore joint ventures is a major feature of the panel's current investigations,'' he said. Mr Griffiths said Mansudae "has representatives, branches and affiliates in the Asia-Pacific region, all over Africa and all over Europe".

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2017 06:56 UTC