CHINESE GOVERNMENT ORDERS ALL NORTH KOREAN FIRMS CLOSED
CHINESE GOVERNMENT ORDERS ALL NORTH
KOREAN FIRMS TO CLOSE IN CHINA
China's commerce
ministry has ordered all North
Korean companies based in the country to close as a result of UN sanctions
over Pyongyang’s nuclear missile tests.
Chinese authorities said on Thursday that North Korean firms or
joint ventures in China will be shut within 120 days of the UN decision
announced on 12 September.
Overseas Chinese joint ventures with North Korean entities or
individuals will also be closed, the ministry said in a statement on its
website, not giving a timeframe, according to Reuters.
The UN Security
Council voted unanimously on 12 September to boost sanctions on North Korea,
banning its textile exports and capping fuel supplies.
The UN action was triggered by North Korea's sixth and largest
nuclear test this month. It was the ninth Security Council sanctions resolution
over North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs since 2006.
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