Catfish power keeps North Koreans strong under sanctions

Record ID: 645420

  • Title: Catfish power keeps North Koreans strong under sanctions
  • Date: 17th April 2017
  • Summary: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (APRIL 17, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF CATFISH FACTORY PICTURE OF KIM JONG IL VARIOUS OF GENERAL MANAGER OF FACTORY EXPLAINING FACILITY SCREEN IN FACILITY CONTROL ROOM JOURNALIST FILMING JOURNALISTS IN FACTORY EMPLOYEE FEEDING FISH EMPLOYEE TALKING TO JOURNALISTS VARIOUS OF CATFISH IN TANK (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) CATFISH FACTORY EMPLOYEE, KIM GANG SUK, SAYING: "Before the supreme leader Kim Jong Un boosted us we didn't produce 2000 tonnes of catfish. But then Kim Jong Un visited and he said in order to achieve Kim Jong Il's last wishes we had to produce more than 2000 tonnes. Now we are producing 2500 metric tonnes every year. Actually this factory's capacity is 2000 tonnes per year, but now we're producing 2500." VARIOUS OF COAL PLANT SUPPLYING WARM WATER FOR CATFISH TAP BRINING IN WATER FROM PLANT BABY CATFISH IN WATER CATFISH FACTORY EMPLOYEE, KIM GANG NAM, FEEDING FISH FISH EATING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) CATFISH FACTORY EMPLOYEE, KIM GANG NAM, SAYING: "We don't care whether an aircraft carrier comes to our country or if sanctions are imposed. We have lived under sanctions and the permanent threat of war for many years, we're just going to keep producing more catfish and supplying them to our people." VARIOUS OF WOMAN FEEDING CATFISH
  • Embargoed: 1st May 2017 07:02
  • Keywords: North Korea factory catfish workers
  • Location: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
  • City: PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
  • Country: North Korea
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016CSE1QD
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Journalists on official visit to Pyongyang were taken to a catfish factory on Monday (April 17) where ramped up production means there's nothing to fear from sanctions, employees say.
    The catfish plant uses water from a neighbouring coal fired power station for the fishes. According to the plants' general manager the water is filtered for thirty seconds before entering the facility.
    The factory manages to produce 2500 tonnes of catfish to feed the people, a good way to counter the effects of international sanctions says one employee.
    The United States, its allies and China are working together on a range of responses to North Korea's latest failed ballistic missile test, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday (April 16), citing what he called an international consensus to act.
    The Trump administration is focusing its North Korea strategy on tougher economic sanctions, possibly including an oil embargo, a global ban on its airline, intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with Pyongyang, Reuters reported last week, citing U.S. officials.
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