Economics
North Koreans Defy Sanctions With Restaurants in Cambodia
- UN resolution called for shuttering businesses by Jan. 9
- At Pyongyang Traditional in Phnom Penh, DPRK blueberry wine
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At least three and possibly more North Korean restaurants are operating in Cambodia in apparent violation of United Nations sanctions that took effect earlier this year.
Three of the restaurants in Phnom Penh, which all have names including the word Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, are staffed by North Korean workers and offer products from that country, including blueberry wine and ginseng. They’re part of a well-documented global network of businesses that have been generating cash for the North Korean regime for years.