Singaporean companies knowingly shipped luxury goods to DPRK, UN report says



News Singaporean companies knowingly shipped luxury goods to DPRK, UN report says New statements suggest companies and Singaporean director concealed North Korea activities Chad O'Carroll March 13, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK Pro A Singaporean company facing dozens of charges relating to luxury goods exports to North Korea continued indirectly sending goods there after claiming to have ceased DPRK trade in 2012, a UN report showed on Tuesday. T Specialist and its partner firm OCN, two Singaporean companies first highlighted by NK Pro investigation in July 2017, previously told the UN’s Panel of Experts they had ceased exporting products to North Korea in late 2012, in order to shift business towards the China market. A Singaporean company facing dozens of charges relating to luxury goods exports to North Korea continued indirectly sending goods there after claiming to have ceased DPRK trade in 2012, a UN report showed on Tuesday. T Specialist and its partner firm OCN, two Singaporean companies first highlighted by NK Pro investigation in July 2017, previously told the UN’s Panel of Experts they had ceased exporting products to North Korea in late 2012, in order to shift business towards the China market. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Singaporean companies knowingly shipped luxury goods to DPRK, UN report says

New statements suggest companies and Singaporean director concealed North Korea activities

Chad O'Carroll March 13, 2019

Singaporean companies knowingly shipped luxury goods to DPRK, UN report says

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A Singaporean company facing dozens of charges relating to luxury goods exports to North Korea continued indirectly sending goods there after claiming to have ceased DPRK trade in 2012, a UN report showed on Tuesday.

T Specialist and its partner firm OCN, two Singaporean companies first highlighted by NK Pro investigation in July 2017, previously told the UN’s Panel of Experts they had ceased exporting products to North Korea in late 2012, in order to shift business towards the China market.

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