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News North Korean workers deported from NepalNorth Korean citizens were working in Nepal on tourist visas, carrying out blasting work for a hydro powerplant Fifty four North Korean citizens who were working illegally in Nepal have been deported, according to a report from local media published on March 1. The DPRK workers were sent to Nepal to help with blasting work for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant, but did not get the necessary work permits and instead entered the country on tourist visas. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |