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Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy is a data journalist for NK News and NK Pro. Choy specializes in news and analysis relating to DPRK shipping and aviation movements, sanctions, and cyber-security.
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News New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at seaNotice calls for industry assistance in countering DPRK sanctions evasion A joint advisory issued Thursday by the U.S. government notified the maritime industry of new standards to avoid sanctions penalties, identifying several “deceptive shipping practices” used by North Korea and other sanctioned states. The Global Maritime Advisory -- issued by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard -- proposed new, but non-legally binding, best practices for the maritime industry and partners. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |