NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he
had signed an executive order that would allow the United States to ramp up
sanctions on North Korean firms in an effort to dissuade Pyongyang from
pursuing its nuclear missile programme.
"Our new executive order will cut off sources of revenue that fund
North Korea's efforts to develop the deadliest weapons known to
humankind," he told reporters ahead of a luncheon meeting with the leaders
of Japan and South Korea.
He said North Korea's textiles, fishing, information technology, and
manufacturing industries were among those the United States could target.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Tim Ahmann and Grant McCool)
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