KATHMANDU, Dec 12: With the UN deadline for member states to repatriate all North Korean nationals earning money in their respective countries just over a week away, Nepal has forcibly closed some North Korean businesses that ignored instructions to cease operations and leave the country by October 31.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Although Nepal earlier wrote to the UN Security Council (UNSC) that 33 North Korean nationals had left the country in compliance with the UN resolutions against North Korea, the US has expressed dissatisfaction that Nepal had not taken effective measures to stop North Korean businesses in Nepal.