N Korea at crossroads

South Korea sanctions North Korea over latest missile launch

Move represents escalation of Seoul's increasingly tough approach to Pyongyang

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A Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released July 13 by Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency. © Korean Central News Agency via Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer
July 14, 2023 12:00 JST

JAKARTA -- South Korea announced new sanctions on North Korea on Friday, a sign of Seoul's increasingly hard stance toward Pyongyang on a day when diplomats from the two countries are set for a possible encounter at a key regional forum.

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