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Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826
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News North Korea adopts anti-money laundering lawPyongyang sends message to international society that it hopes to have sanctions lifted: experts North Korea has adopted a new law that prohibits money laundering and financing terrorism, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday, indicating its desire to join the international anti-money laundering organization. The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly declared the law, composed of six chapters with 40 articles, to be in effect. Its clauses include those on verification of customers’ data, building an internal reporting system for suspicious transactions and establishing an institution which supervises the process. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |