Aljazeera
On August 6, the UN imposed new sanctions on North Korea.
Here are the latest developments on the tensions with North Korea since:
Russia opposes ‘total embargo’. “We have never supported the idea of a total embargo of North Korea, like any other country,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday.
North Korea says sanctions hurting women, children. On Wednesday, North Korea said it was working to uphold women’s rights and gender equality but that sanctions imposed by major powers were taking a toll on vulnerable families.
Trump arrives in China. US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his first official visit.From Seoul, Trump had called on China to sever its relations with North Korea, saying: “You cannot support, you cannot supply, you cannot accept”.
Trump delivers speech in Seoul. US President Donald Trump delivered a speech on Wednesday at the South Korean parliament. In his speech, Trump criticised North Korea as a “cruel dictatorship”.
Trump was also meant to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas but did not because of bad weather.
Additional sanctions. Japan said on Tuesday it would impose additional sanctions on North Korea in response to the continuing threat posed by its missile and nuclear programmes.
Anti-Trump demonstrations across South Korea. Representatives from several labour unions and social movements across South Korea took to Seoul streets on Tuesday to protest “warmonger” Trump.
Demonstrations have also been taking place in front of the US embassy in Seoul.
US Senate targets Chinese banks. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee unanimously backed new sanctions targeting Chinese banks that do business with North Korea on Tuesday.
Japan calls for more pressure. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday it was time to exert maximum pressure on North Korea.
Abe agreed with President Donald Trump that China should play a bigger role in getting Pyongyang to give up its weapons programmes.