The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies. Hundreds of North Korean trading companies operate in north-east China. Daily NK reported on Mar.

Here is the story. A s many as 800 North Korean "slave labourers" are working in the shipbuilding and construction sectors in Poland, in some cases for companies that … Around 140 banks from 30 countries lent money to North Korea in the 1970s, which Pyongyang failed to repay. Since the closure of the Sino-North Korean border in late January, North Korea appears to have set up a system where military-affiliated trading companies are handling the brunt of smuggling into the country.

More than 450 companies from North Korea, China, Russia, Pakistan, Poland and “other countries and regions” showcased a range of products at the fair, KCNA said. South Korea’s 10 Biggest Companies As Asia’s fourth-largest economy, South Korea is a major player among the world’s top exporting nations.Exports made up 53 percent of the Korean … The report identifies two North Korean trading companies which, according to an unidentified U.N. member state, are linked to sanctioned entities, including the Reconnaissance General Bureau.

The order could damage a vital artery of Pyongyang’s economy; China accounts for 80-90 per cent of North Korea’s trade. Later in 1987, creditors attempted to seize North … 16 that military-run trading companies continue to … The indictment, unsealed …