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Article: U.S., allies tighten noose on North Korea amid renewed economic plight
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- AP Worldstream
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- June 12, 2003
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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
are shrinking again after four years of growth, experts say.
"What we see is a form of light containment on North Korea," says
Yon Ha-chong, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Myungji University.
"But the pressure will increase if things get ...