North Korea sold fishing rights to China for $30 million, lawmaker claims



News North Korea sold fishing rights to China for $30 million, lawmaker claims Alleged figure represents less than a third of North Korean fishery exports to China in 2015 JH Ahn July 1, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Fishing Boats - Yazan Badran - Creative Commons North Korea has allegedly earned around $30 million after selling fishing rights to China this year, a South Korean lawmaker told local press on Friday. Lee Wan-young of the ruling Saenuri Party, informed reporters of the claim after attending a scheduled briefing by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) to the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee. North Korea has allegedly earned around $30 million after selling fishing rights to China this year, a South Korean lawmaker told local press on Friday. Lee Wan-young of the ruling Saenuri Party, informed reporters of the claim after attending a scheduled briefing by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) to the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee. 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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North Korea sold fishing rights to China for $30 million, lawmaker claims

Alleged figure represents less than a third of North Korean fishery exports to China in 2015

JH Ahn July 1, 2016

North Korea sold fishing rights to China for $30 million, lawmaker claims

Fishing Boats - Yazan Badran - Creative Commons

North Korea has allegedly earned around $30 million after selling fishing rights to China this year, a South Korean lawmaker told local press on Friday.

Lee Wan-young of the ruling Saenuri Party, informed reporters of the claim after attending a scheduled briefing by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) to the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee.

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