North Korean delegation taps China for help on key chemical projects



Border Controls North Korean delegation taps China for help on key chemical projects A celebrated North Korean businessman met with government and company leaders in Tongchuan, China Colin Zwirko March 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV, Feb. 1, 2021 \| Construction at the Sunchon Chemical Complex continued in 2020 A North Korean business delegation traveled to central China to sync up with local officials and companies on chemical industry projects this week, according to a Tongchuan municipal government press release. The trip came as North Korean delegations almost completely stopped traveling abroad after the country closed its borders in Jan. 2021 to protect itself from COVID-19. The man leading the North Korean delegation, Sin Yong Nam, is the president of the Petrochemicals Trading Company housed under the DPRK’s Ministry of Chemical Industry. State media previously said that the Petrochemicals Trading Company controls some of Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 09North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 10The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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North Korean delegation taps China for help on key chemical projects

A celebrated North Korean businessman met with government and company leaders in Tongchuan, China

Colin Zwirko March 5, 2021

North Korean delegation taps China for help on key chemical projects

KCTV, Feb. 1, 2021 | Construction at the Sunchon Chemical Complex continued in 2020

A North Korean business delegation traveled to central China to sync up with local officials and companies on chemical industry projects this week, according to a Tongchuan municipal government press release.

The trip came as North Korean delegations almost completely stopped traveling abroad after the country closed its borders in Jan. 2021 to protect itself from COVID-19.

The man leading the North Korean delegation, Sin Yong Nam, is the president of the Petrochemicals Trading Company housed under the DPRK’s Ministry of Chemical Industry. State media previously said that the Petrochemicals Trading Company controls some of

01Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
02Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
03How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
04New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
05How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
06What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
07What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
08If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
09North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
10The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

North Korean delegation taps China for help on key chemical projects

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