North Koreans ride bicycles in front of a power station in North Hwanghae province on Sept. 10, 2008 | Image: NK News
A North Korean company specializing in industrial electrical equipment joined a joint China-DPRK trade fair just as it was scheduled to end, raising questions about the sale of sanctioned goods at the event.
Earlier reporting by NK News found that just a handful of companies, roughly half Chinese and half North Korean, were participating in the partially t-online event. And as the trade fair came to a close late last month, organizers updated the event website to include several newcomers, including Chongsin Trading Co Ltd (晴晨贸易社会).
A North Korean company specializing in industrial electrical equipment joined a joint China-DPRK trade fair just as it was scheduled to end, raising questions about the sale of sanctioned goods at the event.
Earlier reporting by NK News found that just a handful of companies, roughly half Chinese and half North Korean, were participating in the partially t-online event. And as the trade fair came to a close late last month, organizers updated the event website to include several newcomers, including Chongsin Trading Co Ltd (晴晨贸易社会).
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Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.