Sanctioned companies continue to appear at North Korean trade fair



Analysis Sanctioned companies continue to appear at North Korean trade fair May saw hundreds of entities - many with murky ties - take part in the Pyongyang expo Hamish Macdonald July 12, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA The 21st Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair took place in North Korea’s capital between May 21 to May 25 and was attended by up to 260 companies, according to state media coverage of the event. NK Pro was able to identify just over 200 firms, mainly domestic in origin, that were listed as being present in promotional material obtained by NK Pro or that were identified in footage of the event. “Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet and chairman of the State Planning Commission, Kim Yong Jae, minister of External Economic Relations, officials in the field 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

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Sanctioned companies continue to appear at North Korean trade fair

May saw hundreds of entities - many with murky ties - take part in the Pyongyang expo

Hamish Macdonald July 12, 2018

Sanctioned companies continue to appear at North Korean trade fair

KCNA

The 21st Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair took place in North Korea’s capital between May 21 to May 25 and was attended by up to 260 companies, according to state media coverage of the event.

NK Pro was able to identify just over 200 firms, mainly domestic in origin, that were listed as being present in promotional material obtained by NK Pro or that were identified in footage of the event.

“Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet and chairman of the State Planning Commission, Kim Yong Jae, minister of External Economic Relations, officials in the field of

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Sanctioned companies continue to appear at North Korean trade fair

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