"North Korean False Eyelashes and Wigs: The Lucrative Export Route to the West"
North Korea exported over $165 million worth of false eyelashes and wigs to the West via China, with the products being labeled as "made in China." The trade of these beauty products is not sanctioned, allowing North Korea to freely trade with China. The discovery has raised concerns in the West, which imposes harsh sanctions on North Korea due to its nuclear program. The US has further sanctions against North Korea and actively enforces them, targeting any revenue generation efforts by Pyongyang.