Ha said the NIS told lawmakers that North Korea executed a high-profile money changer in Pyongyang last month after holding the person responsible for a falling exchange rate. Ha didn’t say whether the ban applied to all North Korean waters or whether it was still in effect. The agency has a mixed record in confirming developments in North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive nations. The pandemic forced North Korea to seal its border with China, its biggest trading partner and aid benefactor, in January. Experts have been debating whether North Korea will resume major missile tests soon to try to get Biden’s attention.

Source: Stuff November 27, 2020 16:11 UTC