Article: U.S., allies tighten noose on North Korea amid renewed economic plight

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Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea The Americans halt shipments of fuel oil to North Korea. The Japanese detain the communist state's cargo ships for inspections. The Australians impound a North Korean ship carrying narcotics.

For North Korea, the noose is tightening at an especially bad time: Economic reforms, initiated a year ago, are wreaking havoc on the country's already shattered domestic economy and its key industries

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