Singaporean implicated in luxury exports has longtime North Korea connections



Investigations Singaporean implicated in luxury exports has longtime North Korea connections Jordan Cheang owned Benata Business Centre and supermarkets, prior interviews show Chad O'Carroll \| Min Chao Choy April 29, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Vodka by Minsk Grape Wines Factory, edited by NK News A Singaporean who assisted in the purchase of 15,600 bottles of Belarusian vodka seized en route to North Korea has prior connections to the country, a NK News investigation following the latest United Nations Panel of Experts (PoE) report shows. Jordan Cheang – who also goes by the name Zheng Shi Qiang – was implicated in the purchase of at least $14,160 worth of vodka from a manufacturer in Belarus through his company Aspen Resources Pte Ltd in September, 2018. Spirits are considered by some UN member states, including Singapore, as a luxury good prohibited from export to North Korea. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Singaporean implicated in luxury exports has longtime North Korea connections

Jordan Cheang owned Benata Business Centre and supermarkets, prior interviews show

Chad O'Carroll | Min Chao Choy April 29, 2020

Singaporean implicated in luxury exports has longtime North Korea connections

Vodka by Minsk Grape Wines Factory, edited by NK News

A Singaporean who assisted in the purchase of 15,600 bottles of Belarusian vodka seized en route to North Korea has prior connections to the country, a NK News investigation following the latest United Nations Panel of Experts (PoE) report shows.

Jordan Cheang – who also goes by the name Zheng Shi Qiang – was implicated in the purchase of at least $14,160 worth of vodka from a manufacturer in Belarus through his company Aspen Resources Pte Ltd in September, 2018.

Spirits are considered by some UN member states, including Singapore, as a luxury good prohibited from export to North Korea.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Min Chao Choy is a data journalist for NK News and NK Pro. Choy specializes in news and analysis relating to DPRK shipping and aviation movements, sanctions, and cyber-security.

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