China said on Thursday it is investigating a Japanese report that a Chinese ship may have carried out a ship-to-ship transfer with a North Korean vessel in breach of UN sanctions. Japan suspects they were conducting ship-to-ship transfers banned by the UN Security Council and has informed the Security Council and shared the information with other countries, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said. China had explicitly banned ship-to-ship transfers that run counter to UN resolutions, he said. China has repeatedly said it is fully enforcing all resolutions against North Korea, despite suspicion in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that loopholes still exist. North Korea will send another high-level delegation to South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing ceremony, officials said on Thursday, including the man blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship that killed 46 sailors.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 08:48 UTC