Chinese sportswear firm to supply North Korean national soccer teams’ uniforms



News Chinese sportswear firm to supply North Korean national soccer teams’ uniforms Expert says deal could fall into sanctions gray area depending on how Beijing classifies ‘recreational sports equipment’ Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Inlang Sports and North Korea's soccer association sign a sponsorship deal in Jan. 2024 \| Image: Inlang Sports via Tencent QQ (Jan. 26, 2024) A Chinese sportswear company has signed an agreement to sponsor North Korea’s national soccer teams, prompting concerns about possible sanctions violations involved in the transfer of the new uniforms. Under the agreement between the DPR Korea Football Association and Inlang Sports, the DPRK men’s and women’s teams will wear uniforms supplied by the Hunan Province-based firm, Inlang announced via a press release uploaded on social media on Friday. A Chinese sportswear company has signed an agreement to sponsor North Korea’s national soccer teams, prompting concerns about possible sanctions violations involved in the transfer of the new uniforms. Under the agreement between the DPR Korea Football Association and Inlang Sports, the DPRK men’s and women’s teams will wear uniforms supplied by the Hunan Province-based firm, Inlang announced via a press release uploaded on social media on Friday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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Chinese sportswear firm to supply North Korean national soccer teams’ uniforms

Expert says deal could fall into sanctions gray area depending on how Beijing classifies ‘recreational sports equipment’

Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024

Chinese sportswear firm to supply North Korean national soccer teams’ uniforms

Inlang Sports and North Korea's soccer association sign a sponsorship deal in Jan. 2024 | Image: Inlang Sports via Tencent QQ (Jan. 26, 2024)

A Chinese sportswear company has signed an agreement to sponsor North Korea’s national soccer teams, prompting concerns about possible sanctions violations involved in the transfer of the new uniforms.

Under the agreement between the DPR Korea Football Association and Inlang Sports, the DPRK men’s and women’s teams will wear uniforms supplied by the Hunan Province-based firm, Inlang announced via a press release uploaded on social media on Friday.

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