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12/09/2017 GMT

UN Votes For More North Korea Sanctions

BBC World Service - Business Matters, UN Votes For More North Korea Sanctions

After recent nuclear tests, new sanctions have been unanimously approved.

The UN has unanimously voted to impose new sanctions on North Korea after its recent nuclear test.

The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to impose new tougher sanctions on North Korea. The latest sanctions impose a ban on North Korea's textile exports and caps crude oil exports. We hear from Edward Fishman from the Atlantic Council based in Washington.

The world's largest arms fair begins in London later today. Post-Brexit, will the UK rely on controversial arms revenue more than ever? 

Shares in the Indian dating site matrimony.com have gone on sale for the first time. Mahesh Murthy is an investor who tells us why he thinks the shares may be overvalued.

Lucy Burton is joined throughout the programme by Ralph Silva in Toronto and Miranda Johnson in Singapore.

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