Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions Tuesday against 10 Russian and Chinese entities, and six individuals it says are helping North Korea's government with its missile ambitions.
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control named sanctions against China-based Dandong Rich Earth Trading Co., Gefest-M and Mingzheng International Trading -- noting in a statement that each company has provided financial services and delivery of material for use in building nuclear and ballistic missiles.