WORLD BRIEFING / NORTH KOREA
Times Wire Reports
Three major North Korean companies were targeted for new U.N. sanctions in response to the communist nation’s April 5 rocket launch.
The decision by the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions committee for North Korea will require nations that have dealings with the companies to freeze their assets. The companies are Korea Mining Development Trading Corp., Korea Ryongbong General Corp. and Tanchon Commercial Bank.
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