UN increases sanctions on N Korea

Following North Korea’s ballistic missile test on 29 November 2017, the UN Security Council decided yesterday to increase sanctions against North Korea by unanimously adopting UNSC Resolution 2397 (2017). The main measures are as follows: Caps North Korea’s imports of refined petroleum to 500,000 barrels for 12 months starting on 1 January 2018; Limits North Korea’s imports of crude…