China has banned coal imports from North Korea until the end of 2017, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, after a week in which Pyongyang tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile and carried out an assassination in Malaysia.
Kim Jong Nam the brother of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, was killed by two female assailants in the Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday. He had been living under Beijing’s protection in Macau, the gambling enclave and former Portuguese colony.
The death of the older Mr Kim follows the 2013 execution of his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, who was believed to favour closer ties with China.
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