North Korea illegally exported 1.5M tons of coal last year: ROK lawmaker (opens in new tab)

North Korea illegally exported around 1.5 million tons of coal last year, possibly by disguising the fuel as of Russian origin, according to a South Korean lawmaker. Pyongyang “continues to export coal, iron ore and other minerals that are completely banned under U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Yu Yong-weon of the conservative People Power Party stated […]