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December 23, 2024

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Luxury purchases and the North Korean embassy in Beijing

Those selling to N. Koreans may be unaware of UN sanctions

by CP for NK News, Beijing

Across the road from the tree-lined North Korean embassy in Beijing are a number of stores selling what can only be described as luxury items. It has previously been reported that these shops are visited regularly by elite North Korean customers eager to spend money on luxury items unavailable to them in the DPRK.

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