A Japanese daily says a “free market” operated by North Korean and Chinese citizens has opened near the Tumen River, which flows between China and North Korea.
The Asahi Shimbun said Wednesday that the market was established in the city of Tumen in China’s Jilin Province a week ago.
The paper said the ten-thousand-square-meter market allows Chinese people to buy up to eight-thousand yuan worth of North Korean goods tax-free each day for resell in China.
The paper said that on the day the market opened last Wednesday, some 150 Chinese purchased tax-exempt frozen squid from North Koreans at the market for resell.
The Asahi said North Korea and China are apparently expanding bilateral economic exchanges following North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to China in August, citing Chinese firms’ recent move to employ North Korean workers.
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Asahi: NK-China Tax-Free Market Opens in Tumen City
Write : 2010-10-20 07:06:18 Update : 2010-10-20 08:49:55
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