By Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post: “The United Nations recently passed its strongest sanctions yet against North Korea following its sixth nuclear test. But critics have expressed doubts as to whether the sanctions would stop Pyongyang from developing nuclear weapons and if the measures would be effectively enforced.”
CHINA, RUSSIA: China, Russia Begin Naval Drills Near North Korea
By Ben Blanchard & Hyonhee Shin, Reuters: “The U.S. military staged bombing drills with South Korea over the Korean peninsula and Russia and China began naval exercises ahead of a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Tuesday where North Korea’s nuclear threat is likely to loom large.”