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Leo Byrne
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Chinese trade numbers for August show the country imported a large quantity of coal in August, in possible breach of UN resolutions and the country's own laws.
Newly released figures the Beijing's General Administration of Customs show imports of 1.6 million tonnes of DPRK coal valued at over USD$130 million.