FRC declares N. Korea-linked credit union insolvent

FRC declares N. Korea-linked credit union insolvent

OSAKA, Japan - An Chon Chi (R), director general of Chogin Kinki Credit Cooperative, the largest pro-Pyongyang credit union in Japan, speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 29 after his union was declared insolvent by the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC).

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