An increase in fuel costs in North Korea since April 2017 has, according to seafood vendors in China-North Korea border towns, forced them to raise their own prices.

Much day-to-day trade in consumable goods between China and the DPRK remains relatively unaffected by the latest uptick in regional political tensions, a visit to China’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture by NK News has shown, but some local businesses appear to be feeling the pinch.

“It’s been more expensive lately for the North Korean fishermen to get gasoline for their boats,” said Ms Li, manager of a seafood shop in the town of