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Investigations North Korea’s new cable car from Austrian ski resortNew gondola system at the DPRK's Masikryong resort could breach UN, EU sanctions Photos obtained by NK Pro reveal North Korea’s new gondolas at the Masikryong ski resort originally came from Austria, in what could constitute a breach of UN luxury goods sanctions and EU regulations. The recently installed cable car system now running up the Taehwa Peak in the DPRK’s Kangwon Province, once ferried passengers around the high end Ischgl resort on the border between Austria and Switzerland as part of network of 45 ski lifts and cable cars. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |