A fleet of North Korean cargo ships is heading
home to the port of Nampo, the majority of it fully laden, after China
ordered its trading companies to return coal from the isolated country,
shipping data shows.
Following repeated missile tests that drew
international criticism, China banned all imports of North Korean coal
on Feb. 26, cutting off the country's most important export product.
To curb coal traffic between the two
countries, China's customs department issued an official order on April 7
telling trading companies to return their North Korean coal cargoes,
said three trading sources with direct knowledge of the order.
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Source: NBC News
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