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Korea Ponghwa General Corporation

Korea Ponghwa General Corporation is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Korea Ponghwa General Corporation				[sources]
Other name	Korea PongHwa General Trading Company				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Controlled by the External Economic Committee of the Cabinet (DPRK). This entity is associated with Korea Kumgang Bank and Kim Jong Chol, and facilitated contracts to deploy DPRK workers to Russia in 2020-2021.				[sources]
Phone	+85 02 18652				[sources]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
Address	Jungsungdong, Jung District, Pyongyang City, DPR of Korea				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-03-25	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-08-08

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Kim Jong Chol	Operated on behalf of Korea Pongwha, from Malaysia	-	-
Kumgang Bank Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	Associated	-	-
Yu Song Chol	Operated on behalf of Korea Pongwha, from Malaysia	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Korea Pyongyang Trading Company	Associated	-	-
Cabinet of the DPRK	Pogwha falls under the authority of the External Economic Commitee of the Cabinet	-	-
Kumgang Bank Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	Associated. Kumgang Bank is used to settle accounts for export-import transactions from Pongwha	-	-

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