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Economically, North Korea does not suggest anything. But the conflict with the US can lead to a trade war that is world-wide, thanks to the mutual dependence between China and the US patron.

Tens of thousands of men from the United States, South Korea and several other countries begin Monday's annual exercise in preparation for a possible war with North Korea.

By 'wrong actions', China's military trust in the United States is back.

US intelligence services assume that North Korea has the technical know-how and capabilities for long-range rocket engines. 'We have information indicating that North Korea no longer has to rely on imports of engines. Instead, we think they can produce themselves, 'says a spokesman.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has issued a ban on imports of a number of products from North Korea on Tuesday. These include coal, iron ore, ore, lead and seafood. The Chinese step is in line with the sanctions announced by the United Nations earlier this month.

The supreme US military, chairman of the Joint Chief of Defense, General Joseph Dunford, said Monday that his country has left all military options against North Korea open. This in case the diplomatic and economic sanctions against the Asian country fail.

North Korea is pushing the pressure by announcing that 3.5 million workers, party members and soldiers have reported as volunteers to serve in the army.

Donald Trump hopes that North Korea has made the impression of the nature of its message and its scope profound. The US president warned Pyongyang for the consequences of a military action against the United States or their allies.

The risks of a military conflict over the North Korea nuclear program are very high, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to the minister, Moscow is deeply concerned about mutual attack threats by Washington and Pyongyang.

US President Donald Trump once again warned North Korea not to do crazy things. 'Military solutions are now fully ready, locked and loaded, if North Korea acted unwise. Hopefully, Kim Jong-un will find another way! 'Wrote Trump in his last tweet.

If the United States decides to attack North Korea, China must defend its neighboring country. And the country must stay neutral should North Korea be the first hit, the Chinese state newspaper writes Global Times.

The EU has added nine people and four organizations to the sanctions list for North Korea. This is happening in response to new UN measures following recent country missile missile testing.

North Korea has released a Canadian pastor born in South Korea previously convicted of life-long forced labor. His release was on humanitarian grounds, according to KCNA State Press Office.

Japan conducted exercises on Tuesday with American supersonic bombers in the Japanese sky near North Korea. That said the country Wednesday while tensions around North Korea continue to increase.

North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering a missile attack on the United States. Pyongyang said it was 'cautiously orientated' to an attack on the island of Guam, a US territory located in the Pacific Ocean. A military spokesman reported via the state press agency KCNA that the plan of attack is ready and can be executed immediately as soon as the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un decided.

US President Donald Trump has warned North Korea to stop threatening his country in fierce words. The president said the regime in Pyongyang can count on 'fire and anger as the world has never seen' if it does not bind.

Under the right circumstances, the United States and other parties involved are open to dialogue with North Korea. That's what the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday at a regional security meeting in the Philippine capital of Manila. According to him, the new sanctions of the United Nations Security Council are a powerful signal to North Korea.

President Donald Trump does not stop a 'preventive war' to put an end to the North Korean threat with a nuclear weapon. That's what his national security advisor Herbert McMaster said in an interview with MSNBC. That was broadcast just before the UN Security Council met for a resolution to boost economic and political pressure on Pyongyang.

The United Nations Security Council has decided on new sanctions against North Korea on Saturday. The Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution on restricting exports from North Korea. The measure is a punishment for the two missile tests carried out by Pyongyang in July.

The American travel ban for North Korea will begin on September 1st. People with an American passport are no longer allowed to go to the country and Americans who stay in the country must be away. Only Americans who get special permission in advance can still go to North Korea.

The United States is not ruling out of the rule in North Korea, but at any moment would like the dialogue with Pyongyang. This is what the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Washington on Tuesday.

The United States has exerted pressure on Beijing after North Korea conducted several missile tests this month. 'Ready to talk about North Korea. China knows it must act, 'said United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley on Sunday.

US intelligence services have observed at the North Korean city of Kusong, indicating that North Korea is preparing a new missile test. According to US officials, it is a medium-distance racket or perhaps even an intercontinental rocket (ICBM). The trial launch could take place in a few days.

North Korea takes 'appropriate measures' if the UN Security Council comes with new sanctions. Penalties are considered after the Intercontinental rocket trial last week.

The South Korean intelligence service NIS suspects that North Korea can not produce full-fledged intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The United States, Japan and South Korea want the UN Security Council to bring new sanctions against North Korea. That is why the regime in Pyongyang has to admit that its 'provocative and destabilizing' actions remain unaffected, the three countries put together a joint statement.

The United States does not see anything in a proposal from Russia and China to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Moscow and Beijing made a compromise proposal after the North Korea missile test on Tuesday, meeting Pyongyang and Washington.

The European Union and Japan are ready to tighten sanctions against North Korea, following the recent missile test of the Stalinist regime in Pyongyang. Both major powers therefore support a resolution that the United States prepares in the UN Security Council.

US President Donald Trump went to China on Wednesday. 'Trade between China and North Korea grew by almost 40 percent in the first quarter,' the president quoted. 'The idea is that China is working with us, but we had to try.'

While the world watches for what could possibly lead to a third world war, North Korea celebrates a party. The country reported on a triumphant tone this week with an impressive triumphant show, Pyongyang has reported that the country has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that can hit any place in the world. Pyongyang did that in a festive additional news broadcast on state television, preceded by patriotic songs and images of different types of missiles.