North Korea on Wednesday vowed to accelerate its weapons programme in response to the "evil" sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council after its latest and most powerful test."The adoption of another illegal and evil 'resolution on sanctions' piloted by the US served as an occasion for the DPRK to verify that the road it chose to go down was absolutely right," the North's foreign ministry said in a statement published by the official KCNA news agency.&quo

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted new sanctions on North Korea, including restrictions on oil shipments, to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest nuclear test.But Washington toned down its initial proposals to secure backing from China and Russia.Here are some key questions on UNSC resolution 2375, and its attempt to end the North's nuclear weapons and missile programmes.What impact will the oil measures have?The new resolution ends natural gas shipments to North Korea

On August 29, 2017 North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile over Hokkaido - Japan's northernmost island. The missile landed about 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) off Hokkaido, into the Pacific Ocean. Though there were no reports of damage, countries from all over the globe have once again expressed concerns over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

Malaysia urges the North Korea to desist from conducting further missile launches on top of halting its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme.In a statement, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korean and demands its leader to comply fully with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions in the interest of maintaining international peace and security.“Such action by the North Korean will only further aggravate the