(CNN) Australian authorities arrested a 59-year-old man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea with the intent of raising revenue for the Pyongyang government. He also planned to transfer coal from North Korea to entities in Vietnam and Indonesia, police said. "I think at the end of the day he would sell whatever he could to make money back for the North Korean government." Australia relations with North KoreaAustralia is a US ally and its government has voiced support for the United States' policy on North Korea. Pyongyang has continually assailed Australia as a "vassal country" of the United States in recent releases from North Korean state media.

Source: CNN December 17, 2017 01:14 UTC