AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCrypto & Sanctions Risk: Crypto exchange Bitget said it halted withdrawals after a $351.6m hack, later revising losses to about $387.5m, and CEO Gracy Chen pointed to North Korea-linked tactics; withdrawals are set to restart in stages from Sep. 28 while deposits and trading continue. Diplomacy & Security: South Korea protested after Ukraine’s UN speech said Kyiv sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea, saying confidentiality was breached and raising risks for families in the North. Russia-North Korea Ties: A new Russian ambassador, Andrei Podelyshev, arrived in Pyongyang to push “practical cooperation” across economic, cultural, education and sports fields. US-China Economic/Geopolitical Backdrop: The White House said Trump and Xi agreed on a special AI incident communication channel and discussed North Korea among other issues, while also reaching tariff and investment understandings. Business/Trade Angle: China and the US agreed on “more favorable” tariff treatment for $30b of non-sensitive goods and launched a working group on agricultural market access.
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