North Korea and the triads: gangsters, ghost ships and spies | FT Film

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A convicted gambling tycoon, a Hong Kong gold trader, and a racing car driver from Macau: the FT and think-tank Rusi reveal some of the individuals behind a network connecting Chinese criminal groups to North Korean oil procurement and intelligence operations which help to sustain the country's military and nuclear weapons programme 00:00 Gangsters, ghost ships and spies 00:55 Why oil? 03:40 Tracking the ghost ships 06:16 North Korean defector 07:44 Loyalty to the leader 08:03 NK turns to criminals 09:22 UN oil cap 11:04 Sanctions ramp up 12:20 The triads 12:50 Intimidating ship crew 14:03 Why Hong Kong? 14:27 Gary To 15:53 Alvin Chau and casinos 16:44 Broken Tooth 20:05 Macau 21:37 Sun Tit Fan 23:26 China and North Korea 26:57 Nuclear North Korea 28:32 “They were seen as a joke” 29:08 Who is to blame? 30:36 What can be done? 33:39 Rights to reply #northkorea #triads #kimjongun #gangster #ghostship #spies See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes'