North Korea sanctions

US offers to lift sanctions on North Korea

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that North Korea will receive sanctions relief if they completely end their nuclear programme. He said if that happens, the US would invite private investors to help North Korea build an economy to rival that of the South.

May 14, 2018
comment
video-play
China is North Korea’s key communist ally, an aid provider and economic patron. But China has agreed to impose UN sanctions to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program. China insists issues...02:52
North Korea nuclear crisis
What is China’s role in the North Korea nuclear saga?
March 27, 2018
video-play
A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, denied Donald Trump’s accusation on Twitter that China is violating the United Nations’ sanctions on North Korea by selling oil to the...01:42
North Korea sanctions
China dismisses accusations that it is secretly selling oil to North Korea
December 29, 2017
video-play
The UN Security Council unanimously imposes new sanctions on North Korea, slapping a ban on textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest...01:25
North Korea sanctions
UN unanimously backs new sanctions on North Korea
September 12, 2017
video-play
Business at the China-North Korea border has already been affected as China enforces sanctions on its neighbor.00:51
North Korea
China tightens the border with North Korea
September 6, 2017
video-play
North Korean seafood has gained popularity in China in last few years. On August 14, China imposed import bans on North Korean iron, coal and seafood as Pyongyang continues with its missile...01:28
North Korea sanctions
Chinese seafood vendors feel the pinch of North Korea ban
August 17, 2017
video-play
For more North Korea stories: https://sc.mp/85ka8  ...03:10
Japan
Multinational panel to monitor North Korean activities
October 17, 2024
video-play
Read more on this: https://sc.mp/hc6el ...03:01
North Korea
How North Korean fake lashes make their way to the West
February 15, 2024
video-play
Read more: https://sc.mp/rese ...02:10
North Korea sanctions
North Korean teens punished over K-dramas
January 22, 2024
video-play
There are growing concerns among rights groups and aid agencies about North Korea’s chronic food shortages. Many experts who keep an eye on the reclusive state say the problem is growing and deaths...10:01
North Korea
Is North Korea gripped by famine?
April 30, 2023
video-play
Beijing is willing to work with Pyongyang on “regional and global peace and stability”, according to a letter China’s president has sent to North Korea’s leader. The message was reportedly dated...01:52
North Korea
China urges North Korea to focus on regional peace
November 28, 2022
video-play
North Korea completed the construction of a new ice cream factory in the capital Pyongyang on October 27, 2022. The newly built Taesongsan Ice Cream Factory was personally ordered by the country’s...01:06
Asia
North Korea constructs new ice cream factory ‘to improve well-being’
October 28, 2022
video-play
A French naval force has been engaged in reconnaissance missions on the Yellow Sea since 2018 to look out for signs of contraband being smuggled in and out of North Korea. The surveillance team is...04:59
North Korea sanctions
France eyes North Korea sanctions violators
November 8, 2021
video-play
North Korea is breeding ornamental black swans to provide meat to its population amid food shortages. The country’s state media reported that the industrial scale breeding under way at a swan farm...01:24
North Korea
Black swans on the menu in North Korea
November 3, 2021
video-play
Textiles factories in North Korea have turned domestic in recent years after a UN-imposed sanction in 2017 banned exports from the country. Garment manufacturing used to be one of North Korea’s...01:42
North Korea
Inside a North Korean sportswear factory
September 23, 2021
video-play
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has opened the new Samjiyon mountain resort which is being hailed as a “socialist utopia”.  ...02:20
North Korea
North Korea’s new socialist utopian resort
December 5, 2019
video-play
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised the latest letter from US President Donald Trump as “excellent” on June 23, 2019 – the first letter exchanged after the failure of the Hanoi summit in...03:03
Kim Jong-un
Kim calls Trump’s letter ‘excellent’
June 25, 2019
video-play
While on a four-day visit to Japan, US President Donald Trump has sided with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over his criticism of former US vice-president and Democrat presidential hopeful Joe...01:35
North Korea
Trump backs Kim Jong-un
May 28, 2019
video-play
On May 3, 2019, North Korea carried out its first missile test since 2017. ...01:24
North Korea
North Korea fires missiles
May 7, 2019
video-play
Hong Kong's MTR railway system is considered one of the best in the world, moving more than half the city’s population daily. It has been praised for its safety and punctuality, and in 2023...05:13
Transport
How the MTR keeps Hong Kong moving
December 31, 2024
video-play
One health expert discusses how body image standards for men emphasise muscularity and low body fat and how that focus can negatively impact men  04:12
Losing weight
‘Deadly fat boy’: one Post reporter’s weight-loss journey
April 12, 2025
video-play
The Siu Mai Concern Group was formed during the Covid-19 pandemic and has grown to more than 160,000 followers on social media platforms  04:00
Hong Kong street food
How seriously do Hongkongers take their siu mai?
April 5, 2025
video-play
Tickets are nearly 90 per cent sold out for the city’s premier sporting event played for the first time in the new venue02:02
Rugby Sevens
Thousands descend on Kai Tak Stadium for Hong Kong Sevens
March 28, 2025
close