Pyongyang (AFP) - Petrol prices are being pumped higher in Pyongyang in the wake of United Nations sanctions restricting exports of oil products to nuclear-armed North Korea. Under leader Kim Jong-Un North Korea has made rapid progress in its weapons programmes, and it launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in July that appeared to bring much of the US mainland into range. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump have since engaged in a war of words, heightening the tensions. In North Korea petrol is sold by the kilogram rather than the litre, and payment in hard currency is required for retail buyers. Built for thisOne litre of petrol weighs 0.77 kilograms, so the current Pyongyang price is equivalent to $2.59 per litre.

Source: The Star September 23, 2017 06:33 UTC