N Korea unfazed by talks of increasing sanctions

Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme is full steam ahead in the face of increasing US-led international sanctions.

Not only did North Korea appear unfazed by US-led talks of imposing further sanctions on the country amid tensions caused by ongoing nuclear tests from Pyongyang; instead, it launched its sixth test. 

Washington has called for an oil embargo and a freeze on Kim Jong-un's assets and is even threatening sanctions against the international business community should they choose to trade with North Korea. China accounts for the majority of North Korean trade, followed by Russia at a distant second place.

However, in 2016, North Korea's output grew at its fastest pace in 17 years, at 3.9 percent, leaving analysts to doubt the effectiveness of the sanctions model.