Anchor: The White House says it is exploring every option available in countering North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, including diplomatic, security and economic measures. The announcement came as U.S. congressmen are calling for launching a secondary boycott to contain the Pyongyang regime.
Our Kim Bum-soo has more.
 
Report: The White House has indicated that the U.S. is set to announce new measures to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
 
In a regular briefing Tuesday, White House Spokesman Sean Spicer released an update from the U.S. National Security Council. 

[Sound bite: White House Press secretary Sean Spicer]
“The United States, in coordination with our allies, is exploring a new range of diplomatic, security and economic measures in response to the grave and escalating threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.”

The announcement came as Washington is mulling the option of imposing a secondary boycott on Chinese banks and other entities for doing business with North Korea. 

Chairman Ted Yoho of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on Tuesday stressed that Chinese entities have allowed for North Korea's continued weapons development, and it's time for the Trump administration to move. 

[Sound bite: Rep. Ted Yoho – Chairman, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific]
"It's time to stop pretending that China's North Korea policy is motivated by anything other than extreme self-interest. China has benefited from undermining sanctions and tolerating North Korea's nuclear belligerence. North Korea's missiles are not aimed at China, and the growing security challenge is an excellent distraction from China's own illicit activities."
 
As Washington is reconfiguring its approach to North Korea, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se is set to hold talks with the foreign affairs committee chiefs of the U.S. Senate and the House on the sidelines of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS on Wednesday.
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News. 

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