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Russia adds Japan's Foreign Minister, 8 others to entry ban list

March 04, 2025

Russia has added nine Japanese nationals, including Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, to the list of its entry ban introduced following sanctions imposed by Japan.

Cambodias Foreign Ministry slams US sanctions as ‘politically driven’

November 13, 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation “strongly deplores the long-arm jurisdiction of the United States” over Cambodian officials based on “groundless allegations driven by geopolitical motives”, according to spokesman Koy Kuong.

[China] Officials slam US sanctions on Xinjiang products

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020

The United States' sanctions on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in the name of "forced labor" are groundless and won't affect the healthy development of the corps, officials said.

U.S. poised to sanction more China officials over Hong Kong

MONDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2020

The U.S. is preparing to sanction at least a dozen more Chinese officials over their role in the recent disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, according to two people familiar with the plans.

EU sanctions on PH will cut 200,000 jobs, labor group warns

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — One of the country’s largest labor federations on Saturday warned the government that as many as 200,000 Filipinos could lose their jobs if the European Union withdrew the trading privileges it had granted to the country due to allegations of human rights violations by the Duterte administration.

European powers refuse to back U.S. call for escalating sanctions against Iran

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020

The United States' three closest European allies said Friday they would not support the Trump administration's threats to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran, but they urged Tehran to allow access to two secretive sites where nuclear material may be stockpiled.

Trump extends existing sanctions on N. Korea for 1 year

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended existing US sanctions on North Korea for another year, citing the continued "unusual and extraordinary" threat posed by the regime.

Oiling lasting peace with North Korea

MONDAY, JANUARY 01, 2018

Since 2006, when North Korea conducted the first of its atomic tests, the world has imposed a variety of sanctions on the isolated nation in an effort to curb its advance towards being a nuclear-armed state.

After UN tightens sanctions, Kim Jong-un tightens grip

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is tightening his grip on the country after the latest United Nations sanctions slice further into the lifelines by which its economy hangs.

US lawmakers seek to slap new sanctions on Myanmar military

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2017

US lawmakers proposed sanctions Friday against Myanmar's military, in some of the strongest efforts yet by Washington to pressure the Southeast Asian nation to end abusive treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority.

US pushes oil embargo on N. Korea, takes aim at Kim Jong-Un

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2017

UNITED NATIONS, United States - The United States on Wednesday asked the United Nations to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, setting up a potential clash with Russia and China over how to respond to Pyongyang's sixth and biggest nuclear test.

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