North Korean trade with China more than doubled in March compared to the same month last year, official trade data shows, in what one expert called a positive sign for the DPRK economy battered by years of severe COVID-19 controls.
The DPRK imported $137.9 million worth of goods from China last month, while exporting $20.6 million in goods to its neighbor, according to Beijing’s General Administration of Customs.
North Korean trade with China more than doubled in March compared to the same month last year, official trade data shows, in what one expert called a positive sign for the DPRK economy battered by years of severe COVID-19 controls.
The DPRK imported $137.9 million worth of goods from China last month, while exporting $20.6 million in goods to its neighbor, according to Beijing’s General Administration of Customs.
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