South Korea says it will pursue more unilateral sanctions against North Korea

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In response to North Korea conducting its fifth and largest nuclear test in September, South Korea announced Thursday it will pursue further unilateral sanctions against the country.

On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council enacted new sanctions against North Korea in an attempt to cut the country's annual export revenue by a quarter, Reuters reports. "Following this resolution, we will develop diplomatic pressure and sanctions against North Korea in all directions, and quickly deploy unilateral sanctions with the U.S., Japan, EU, and other friendly countries," South Korean foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said. He did not release any additional information on the sanctions or when they will be implemented.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.