North Korea says US sanctions 'antagonise us', plans to respond

NORTH Korea slammed the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for imposing sanctions that "antagonise" it, and vowed to respond correspondingly, state media KCNA said on Thursday (November 6).

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US sanctioned North Korean individuals and entities for cyber-related money laundering linked to weapons funding.
North Korea responded defiantly, saying it will patiently counter US hostility.
A possible US-North Korea summit may happen early next year, with Trump expressing interest in meeting Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday (November 4) sanctioned eight individuals and two entities that it said were involved in a variety of North Korean cyber-related money-laundering schemes, in a move aimed at cutting off funding for the country's weapons programs.

"As long as the current U.S. administration has expressed its stance to antagonise us to the end, we will also be patient and respond correspondingly," KCNA said.

South Korea's spy agency said this week there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit early next year. Trump had repeatedly called for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia last month and had left the door open to a future meeting.