While the world’s attention was elsewhere, North Korea flexed its nuclear nerve, reignited old alliances and gave diplomacy the cold shoulder, writes Gabriela Bernal (UNKS).
North Korea’s borders with China and Russia have largely been closed for three years since the outbreak of the coronavirus, limiting the amount of food it can import and placing a strain on the economy.
SINGAPORE, Dec 13 A former employee of Japanese beverage company Pokka was sentenced to five weeks’ jail yesterday after he admitted to illegally exporting close to S$1.3.