BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fuel exports to North Korea fell in August, along with iron ore imports from the isolated nation, as trade slowed after the United Nations' latest sanctions, but coal shipments resumed after a five-month hiatus, customs data showed on Tuesday.
China imported 1.6 million tonnes of coal from North Korea, according to data from Beijing's General Administration of Customs, the first since February, when Beijing banned purchases of the fuel from its northeast neighbour.
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