U.S. CONTEMPLATING FINANCIALSANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA

REUTERS: The United States has told the government of South Korea that is preparing financial sanctions against North Korea for weapons trading and counterfeiting, according to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo. A U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, has been in South Korea on a four day visit and includes a Treasury Department official who oversaw the last round of financial punishments against North Korea for counterfeiting and other offenses. . . .READ MORE