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US lawmaker: Senate united in condemnation of Duterte administration's troubling behavior

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:51 PM

The Duterte administration denounced the passage of a US Senate resolution which calls for sanctions on Philippine officials tagged in the detention of opposition Filipino senator Leila de Lima. Read more »

China, Russia propose lifting some UN sanctions on N.Korea, US says not the time

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 08:54 AM

China and Russia on Monday proposed the UN Security Council lift a ban on North Korea exporting statues, seafood and textiles, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters, in a move Russia said is aimed at encouraging talks between Washington and Pyongyang.  Read more »

EU extends Russia's economic sanctions by 6 months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 09:29 AM

European Union leaders on Thursday extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another 6 months, senior EU officials said. Read more »

US slaps new sanctions on Chinese entities over Iran oil

Humeyra Pamuk and Huizhong Wu, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 04:58 PM

The US is imposing new sanctions on certain Chinese entities and people who it accuses of knowingly transferring oil from Iran in violation of Washington's curbs on Tehran. Read more »

Lorenzana demands sanctions on Chinese crew over Recto Bank incident

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:15 AM

MANILA—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana wants sanctions imposed on the crew of a Chinese ship that rammed a Filipino fishing boat off Recto Bank, despite an apology from the shipowner. Read more »

Singapore firm with Chinese affiliation charged with supplying alcohol to N. Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 07:05 PM

A Singaporean firm was charged Thursday with supplying large amounts of alcohol to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, the latest case of illicit trade between the countries. Read more »

Huawei keeps world number 2 crown in smartphones despite US woes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 07:21 AM

Huawei remained the number 2 global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough US sanctions imposed on the Chinese technology giant, market trackers said Wednesday.  Read more »

4 in 10 Pinoys want sanctions vs Chinese crew in sea allision: Pulse Asia

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 08:10 PM

Nearly 4 in 10 Filipinos want the government to seek sanctions against the crew of a Chinese vessel that sunk a Philippine boat in waters where Manila has exclusive rights over resources, according to an opinion poll released Friday. Read more »

Tehran fumes as Britain seizes Iranian oil tanker over Syria sanctions

Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 11:47 AM

LONDON/DUBAI - British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West. Read more »

Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric

Parisa Hafezi and Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 08:31 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy, an apparent move to defuse tensions following the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. drone this week by the Islamic Republic.   Read more »

Some big tech firms cut employees' access to Huawei, muddying 5G rollout

Paresh Dave and Chris Prentice, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 08:01 AM

Some of the world's biggest tech companies have told their employees to stop talking about technology and technical standards with counterparts at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd in response to the recent US blacklisting of the Chinese tech firm, according to people familiar with the matter.  Read more »

US judge orders Chinese banks to hand over N. Korea records

Reuters
Posted at May 01 01:35 PM

WASHINGTON - A US district judge has ordered three Chinese banks to comply with US investigators' demands that they hand over records connected to the alleged movement of tens of millions of dollars in violation of international sanctions on North Korea. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, the US State Department has not announced travel sanctions on VP Robredo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 04:26 PM

An article that has been shared thousands of times since it was first posted on Facebook in 2017 claims that the "US Department of States" has imposed travel sanctions on Philippine Vice President Leonor 'Leni' Robredo.  Read more »

South Korea 'selective' in implementing sanctions on North: group

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 03:12 PM

South Korea failed to notify a UN sanctions committee when it sent about 300 tons of petroleum products to North Korea in 2018, the website NK News reported on Wednesday, suggesting South Korea was slipping on sanctions. Read more »

US warns German companies of possible sanctions over Russian pipeline

Michael Nienaber, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 08:11 AM

The United States has warned German companies involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they could face sanctions if they stick with the project.   Read more »

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and James Pomfret, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 02:35 PM

US authorities allege CFO Meng Wanzhou deceived international banks into clearing transactions with Iran by claiming the two companies were independent of Huawei, when in fact Huawei controlled them. Read more »

New sanctions loom as WADA confirm Russia misses doping deadline

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 07:02 AM

Russia faced the possibility of renewed sporting sanctions on Tuesday when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed the country had missed a December 31 deadline to hand over data from its anti-doping laboratory in Moscow. Read more »

US seeks to expedite aid for North Korea amid stalled nuclear talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 06:03 PM

US officials will try to expedite humanitarian aid to North Korea, a US envoy said on Wednesday, as Washington and Pyongyang struggle to find a breakthrough in stalled talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. Read more »

US sanctions top Kim Jong Un aides over N.Korea rights

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 06:55 AM

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials as it called the regime's human rights record among the world's worst, in an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's efforts to woo the regime. Read more »

US drops bid for December UN meeting on North Korea abuses: diplomats

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 10:02 AM

The United States has dropped a push for the United Nations Security Council to hold its fifth annual meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea this month as it does not have enough support, diplomats said on Friday. Read more »