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Singapore suspends trade ties with North Korea
Published Thu, Nov 16, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
SINGAPORE has suspended trade relations with North Korea, becoming the latest of Pyongyang's major trade partners to cut commercial ties under toughening United Nations (UN) sanctions over its weapons programme, a Customs notice obtained on Thursday said.
The move comes about two months after the United States imposed North Korea-related sanctions on a number of firms and individuals, includ…
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