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Cash-strapped North Korea seeks new sources of income

By DW
22 November 2020   |   12:52 pm
Sanctions combined with global economic malaise are a double hit on North Korea. In Japan, there is concern that a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Tokyo has introduced a paywall to funnel money into the Kim regime's coffers.

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