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Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital

Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital

The country’s political Party Congress came and went without any ribbon-cutting party, despite hints of a debut

Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 18, 2021
Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
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Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines

An Indonesian firm was hit with two back-to-back fines for violating sanctions with cigarette papers

Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 18, 2021
New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19

New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19

North Korean borders continue to remain on lockdown, with many modes of transit reportedly banned

New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 18, 2021
Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes

Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes

In a New Year’s press conference, President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong Un is willing to continue denuclearization talks

Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 18, 2021
North Korea vows to assert more control over the economy and fix past woes

North Korea vows to assert more control over the economy and fix past woes

DPRK leaders promised to take more control of the economy at the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday, state media says

North Korea vows to assert more control over the economy and fix past woes
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung January 17, 2021
Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea
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Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea

U.S. Treasury fined the paper manufacturer for violating sanctions using 28 separate U.S. dollar wire transfers

Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 15, 2021
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
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Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress

The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans

Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2021
Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 
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Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 

A new report suggests that two North Korean artists are using a front company to make the DPRK dollars

Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime 
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 15, 2021
Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China

Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China

Kurt Campbell’s next pivot to Asia strategy involves the U.S. bringing its allies together to pressure North Korea

Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ appointee adds to a wave of focus on North Korea and China
David Volodzko
David Volodzko January 14, 2021
‘World’s strongest weapon’: North Korea touts new missile at military parade

‘World’s strongest weapon’: North Korea touts new missile at military parade

State media reported that a submarine-launched ballistic missile, rockets and tanks rolled through Kim Il Sung Square

‘World’s strongest weapon’: North Korea touts new missile at military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Kelly Kasulis January 14, 2021