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US mulls reimposing economic sanctions on N Korea over missiles By Krishna Guha in Washington Published: July 31 2006 03:00 | Last updated: July 31 2006 03:00 The US is considering the reimposition of a full suite of bilateral economic sanctions against North Korea following its recent missile tests, a senior US official has said. The sanctions - including a travel ban, a broad trade ban and restrictions on investment and remittances - were lifted in 2000 after Pyongyang agreed to a missile test moratorium. ADVERTISEMENT Stuart Levey, under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US Treasury, told the...

Private MP bill could harm relations with China CTV.ca News Staff Lawmakers will soon vote on a private member's bill that, if passed, could have serious ramifications for Canadian relations with China. Introduced by Conservative MP Jim Abbott in April, the so-called Taiwan Affairs Act would upgrade Canada's relations with Taiwan. The bill also opposes China's use of military force or economic sanctions against Taiwan. That policy would directly contradict Beijing, which earlier this year passed a law specifically authorizing the use of force to stop Taiwan from pursuing formal independence. Although it stops short of calling Taiwan a state,...

/begin my translation N. Korea: Three Pillars of Regime, Personality Cult, Military, and Food Distribution, Collapsed three pillars, personality cult, military, and food distribution, collapsedN. Korean leader Kim Jong-il surrounded by soldiers(top);S. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun(bottom) Japanese "Diamond Weekly" (01/29/05): N. Korea sliding into a collapse - by Sakurai Yoshiko I am presenting the result of my investigation, done this month(January) in S. Korea, into how Roh Moo-hyun government would deal with N. Korea to solve problems of kidnapping, nukes, and missiles. What impressed me after a series of investigations is the contrast between N. Korea, which is on the...

Japan LDP Panel Approves N Korea Sanctions Bill - Kyodo Thu Jul 17, 1:17 AM ET TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy board approved a bill Thursday to revise a law to enable Japan to impose economic sanctions against North Korea (news - web sites) by itself, even without a U.N. resolution or an international agreement, Kyodo News reported. The LDP will finish preparing to present the bill to the Diet, if the decision-making General Council approves it Friday. The New Conservative Party supports the bill, but some lawmakers from the other ruling coalition partner, the New...