U.S. says working to cut off North Korean remittances


U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an interview with Reuters in Paris, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said Thursday it is working to cut off revenue streams to North Korea by targeting remittances from its overseas workers, after recent nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a House of Representatives hearing that the United States is working "relentlessly" to get countries to cut off businesses sending money back to North Korea.

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