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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News South Korean company under investigation for links to DPRK cigarette tradeUnnamed company allegedly shipped cigarette filters to North Korea for international sale South Korean authorities on Thursday announced that they have been conducting an investigation into a local company's involvement in producing cigarette filters for North Korean tobacco companies, in a statement by the South's Korean Coast Guard's central regional headquarters. Authorities said a joint investigation by the Incheon Main Customs and the Korea Coast Guard had revealed that an unnamed South Korean corporation, referred to as "company A", had shipped the cigarette filters to North Korea via China. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |