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‘Dark fleet’ continues to fish North Korean waters, though numbers drop: Report
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‘Dark fleet’ continues to fish North Korean waters, though numbers drop: Report

UN Panel of Experts says over 400 foreign vessels engaged in illegal fishing in DPRK waters in second quarter last year

‘Dark fleet’ continues to fish North Korean waters, though numbers drop: Report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer March 9, 2022
North Korean ambassador to Syria dies from stroke: Syrian state media

North Korean ambassador to Syria dies from stroke: Syrian state media

Mun Jong Nam was active in Damascus in recent months and formerly headed DPRK Embassy in Italy

North Korean ambassador to Syria dies from stroke: Syrian state media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 9, 2022
North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data

North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data

But expert says Russia’s growing isolation due to Ukraine invasion could lead to open violations of DPRK trade bans

North Korea’s trade with Russia crashes spectacularly in 2021: Data
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 8, 2022
US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’

US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’

Lawyers for Virgil Griffith say he had borderline ‘obsession’ with DPRK as they petition for lenient sentence

US crypto researcher who aided DPRK says he acted ‘in the interest of peace’
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 8, 2022
Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference

Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference

New phones may help mid-level apparatchiks stay connected to central authorities in Pyongyang

Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 8, 2022
Two North Korean boats cross inter-Korean maritime border: Seoul

Two North Korean boats cross inter-Korean maritime border: Seoul

DPRK coast guard, fishing vessels crossed the inter-Korean maritime border near South Korea’s Baengnyeong

Two North Korean boats cross inter-Korean maritime border: Seoul
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung March 8, 2022
US condemns North Korea’s latest projectile launches as ‘needless provocations’

US condemns North Korea’s latest projectile launches as ‘needless provocations’

Washington reiterates call for dialogue after DPRK claimed to test satellite systems over the weekend

US condemns North Korea’s latest projectile launches as ‘needless provocations’
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung March 8, 2022
North Korean satellites will bolster self-defense in ‘war’ with US: Choson Sinbo

North Korean satellites will bolster self-defense in ‘war’ with US: Choson Sinbo

Pro-DPRK outlet in Japan says Kim Jong Un may launch satellite at his discretion as it justifies future tests

North Korean satellites will bolster self-defense in ‘war’ with US: Choson Sinbo
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 7, 2022
Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead

Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead

DPRK television broadcast footage of Sam Chon Li 1 more than three years after it vanished from ship-tracking systems

Ghost ship: North Korean fishing trawler presumed scrapped returns from the dead
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 7, 2022
North Korea likely to roll out heavy weaponry at upcoming parade: Imagery
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North Korea likely to roll out heavy weaponry at upcoming parade: Imagery

Satellite imagery shows new activity at secured missile launcher area of Pyongyang parade training base

North Korea likely to roll out heavy weaponry at upcoming parade: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 7, 2022