North Korea’s state-run news agency says Pyongyang will continue to develop its nuclear program, declaring the country as an “invincible” nuclear power.

The UN Security Council voted unanimously in favor of imposing new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.

North Korea says its nuclear program poses no threat to any country as long as its interests are not infringed upon.

Cuba and North Korea have jointly rejected the United States’ “unilateral and arbitrary” demands and expressed concern about escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea says it may reschedule a joint military drill with the US in 2018 in an attempt not to provoke North Korea during the Winter Olympics next year.

A commentator says the US is the one who has been continually provoking North Korea as it seeks to use the nuclear issue to justify its imperialist aggression.

US President Donald Trump, who is in China, says Washington and Beijing have agreed on the need for North Korea to completely denuclearize.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly responds to a message by the North Korean leader, hoping that Beijing and Pyongyang could enhance their relations.

An analyst says it is totally unrealistic to expect North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons development program because it is the very existence of these arsenal that prevents US aggression against the country.

A UN official warns sanctions could affect ordinary citizens in North Korea.