UN Security Council strengthens country's sanctions
The UN Security Council resolution condemns "in the strongest terms" North Korea's latest test on September 9.
People watch a television news report showing file footage of North Korea's missile launch at a railway station in Seoul on October 20, 2016
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The new sanctions resolution, which was spearheaded by the United States and came after three months of tough negotiations with fellow veto-wielding council member China, passed by a 15-0 vote.
The resolution aims to curb North Korea's coal exports -- the top external revenue source for the impoverished state -- by more than 60 percent, a US official said earlier.
The official voiced hope that the resolution would cut $700 million from North Korea's coal earnings, dramatically reducing the money it can use on nuclear and ballistic weapons.
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China is North Korea's primary ally and one of the few markets for its coal.
China has traditionally protected North Korea diplomatically, believing that Kim Jong-Un's regime is preferable to its collapse, but has increasingly grown frustrated by the state's defiance.
Pyongyang claimed at the time it had made major strides in its efforts to fit a miniaturized warhead on a rocket that could reach the United States.
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