Bilateral trade between North Korea and China fell nearly 15 percent last year in what appeared to be a reflection of a troubled relationship between the two countries, South Korea’s state-run policy research institute said Sunday.

Trade between the two countries from January to November 2015 was worth $4.9 billion, down from $5.76 billion in the same period a year earlier, according to a report by the Korea Development Institute (KDI). The 14.8 percent drop marked the first time the bilateral trade suffered a double-digit decline since 2000.

Lee Jong-kyu, a research fellow at KDI who authored the report, blamed chilling ties read more >>>

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