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SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea

SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea

Lam Hon Lan pled guilty to charges under Singapore’s United Nations Act for sourcing nearly $60,000 in luxury items

SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy July 21, 2020
Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’

Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he hopes to visit China to discuss sanctions enforcement by the end of 2020

Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’
Terrence Matsuo
Terrence Matsuo July 21, 2020
Seoul ‘inspecting’ – not investigating – non-profit corporations: MOU

Seoul ‘inspecting’ – not investigating – non-profit corporations: MOU

Ministry plans to expand 'inspection' of private non-profit North Korea human rights groups in wake of current scrutiny

Seoul ‘inspecting’ – not investigating – non-profit corporations: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 21, 2020
North Korea conducted more than 1,000 COVID-19 tests: All results ‘negative’

North Korea conducted more than 1,000 COVID-19 tests: All results ‘negative’

World Health Organization suggests less than 200 have been tested since the last update in June

North Korea conducted more than 1,000 COVID-19 tests: All results ‘negative’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 21, 2020
SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite

SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite

Pyongyang has frequently complained that Seoul’s satellite developments violate agreements and threaten peace

SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 21, 2020
South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK
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South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK

Twenty thermal imaging cameras will be delivered to public facilities within the DPRK

South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis July 21, 2020
US-ROK defense ministers discuss joint drills and joint response over COVID-19

US-ROK defense ministers discuss joint drills and joint response over COVID-19

North Korea has been condemning joint drills as part of U.S. "hostile policy" against Pyongyang

US-ROK defense ministers discuss joint drills and joint response over COVID-19
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 21, 2020
Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex

Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex

Lee In-young says South Korea should pursue humanitarian work and tourism with the DPRK independently of the U.S.

Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 20, 2020
UN agencies unable to leave Pyongyang, creating unprecedented obstacles

UN agencies unable to leave Pyongyang, creating unprecedented obstacles

Foreign workers at UN agencies in the capital unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 measures enacted in February

UN agencies unable to leave Pyongyang, creating unprecedented obstacles
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 19, 2020
North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies

North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies

Visit to Pyongyang General Hospital marks Kim Jong Un’s first inspection since May 1

North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 19, 2020