North Korea's oil smuggling blows past import cap: UN report

Ship-to-ship transfers become increasingly sophisticated

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This photo provided by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force shows an apparent ship-to-ship transfer involving a North Korean tanker in the East China Sea.

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- North Korea likely received far more petroleum in 2018 than allowed under United Nations sanctions, with Russia and China appearing to look the other way on illicit transfers of oil at sea.

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