74% decrease in imports from China North Korea Is North Korea hit by foreign currency gains?
Trade statistics released by the Chinese government show that imports from North Korea in the six months to last month were down 74% compared to the same period last year. North Korea seems to have been hit by the acquisition of foreign currency because North Korea has stopped air traffic and train traffic to and from China as a measure against the new coronavirus.
According to China's customs officials' six-month trade statistics up to last month, the combined value of exports and imports with North Korea totaled more than $410 million, compared to the same period last year at 67.2%. % Decreased.
And imports from North Korea were over $27 million, down 74.7% from the same period last year.
This is because North Korea has been blocking air traffic and trains from and to China for approximately half a year as a measure against the new coronavirus, and it seems that North Korea has been hit by the acquisition of foreign currency.
On the other hand, North Korean state-run Korean central TV said that Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-un), chairman of the Korean Labor Party, visited a poultry farm construction site in the northwestern Fanhe (Huanghai) North Road and said, "To solve the problem of people's eating habits. I will make a contribution," he said.
North Korea seems to have the aim of appealing its attitude to the people's daily lives in the face of the severe economic situation due to the new coronavirus.