Exclusive on news of fresh US sanctions on North Korea
08.30.2010
Reuters on Aug. 30 broke news of the Obama administration`s decision to impose fresh financial sanctions on North Korea, its first tangible step to punish the North for the March sinking of a South Korean warship. Correspondents worked sources in multiple agencies of the U.S. government as well as among outside analysts who track U.S.-North Korean relations to get the news. CNBC read out our exclusive snaps on the new executive order signed by President Obama. The scoop was the latest in a stretch of strong reporting on North Korea, including a prescient June 18 exclusive which quoted sources saying that the Obama administration was considering going after the assets of North Korean entities and individuals to punish Pyongyang for the sinking of the warship.
