No end to sanctions on “criminal” N.Korea: US envoy
North Korea is “a criminal regime” engaged in the sale of weapons and illicit narcotics, and Washington will not lift sanctions against it as long as those activities continue, the U.S. envoy to Seoul said on Wednesday. Washington has said it suspects North Korea of being involved in counterfeiting, money laundering and the drug trade, which it says have helped Pyongyang fund its nuclear weapons programs. Full Story