{"id":28311,"date":"2017-05-05T06:35:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=28311"},"modified":"2017-05-05T06:35:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T06:35:45","slug":"u-s-house-approves-tighter-north-korea-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/politics\/u-s-house-approves-tighter-north-korea-sanctions.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The vote was 419 to 1.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Supporters said the legislation was intended to send a strong message to North Korea, amid international concern over the escalation of its nuclear program.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The measure would have to be approved by the Senate before it could be sent to the White House for President Donald Trump to sign into law.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Although legislation addressing North Korea has been introduced in the Senate, there was no immediate word on when or if the Senate might take up a bill.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">source:-http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-northkorea-usa-congress-sanctions-idUSKBN1802HB<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/politics\/u-s-house-approves-tighter-north-korea-sanctions.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state. 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