North Korean leader Kim Jong Un imported a luxurious Toyota Coaster bus likely customized in China, NK News analysis of footage aired during a new state TV documentary shows, providing more clues about possible sanctions-busting trade networks.
A short clip in the film shows Kim seated in a plush chair inside the bus in front of a desk fitted with a pop-up TV screen, with his top officials behind him, during an Oct. 2020 tour of flood damage in the northern Komdok region.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un imported a luxurious Toyota Coaster bus likely customized in China, NK News analysis of footage aired during a new state TV documentary shows, providing more clues about possible sanctions-busting trade networks.
A short clip in the film shows Kim seated in a plush chair inside the bus in front of a desk fitted with a pop-up TV screen, with his top officials behind him, during an Oct. 2020 tour of flood damage in the northern Komdok region.
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