All member states of the #UN were required to repatriate any #NorthKoreans earning income in their jurisdiction by the end of 2019 under #UNSC #Resolution2397, adopted in 2017.

Experts said #China may be trying to increase its leverage on #NorthKorea at a time when #Pyongyang has been bolstering military and other cooperation with #Russia. #Ukraine

China believed to demand N. Korea bring back all of its workers: source
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=378328