North Korea says US 'hell-bent' on sanctions despite Trump-Kim talks

Mission to the UN complains after US sent letter urging other countries to send back its North Korean workers

North Korea has complained after the United States sent a letter urging countries to send back workers from the Stalinist state as President Donald Trump was inviting Kim Jong-un to hold talks.

The North Korean mission to the United Nations said on Wednesday that the letter sent to all UN member-states showed that Washington was "practically more and more hell-bent on the hostile acts" against Pyongyang, even though it is seeking dialogue.