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Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch

Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch

Company owner says OFAC sanctions were behind the move

Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 5, 2016
U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea

U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea

New regulations target officials, Air Koryo, and North Korean banks, among others

U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 2, 2016
N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions
NK PRO

N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions

Vessel has changed flag and name twice since the beginning of 2015

N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 2, 2016
N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan

N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan

More than 90 of 152mm howitzers seen in photos, equivalent to seven to eight battalions

N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 2, 2016
Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’

Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’

Orascom's Monday visit to Pyongyang may have been related to building's future, source says

Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 2, 2016
S.Korea unveils unilateral fresh sanctions against N.Korea

S.Korea unveils unilateral fresh sanctions against N.Korea

Kim Jong Un's top aides, the WPK, Air Koryo and HongXiang Group will be sanctioned

S.Korea unveils unilateral fresh sanctions against N.Korea
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 1, 2016
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry condemns new UN sanctions

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry condemns new UN sanctions

Unnamed spokesperson vows to continue along path of "self defence"

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry condemns new UN sanctions
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 1, 2016
New UN Resolution blocks N. Korean silver, copper, zinc and nickel
NK PRO

New UN Resolution blocks N. Korean silver, copper, zinc and nickel

India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Thailand all customers for DPRK metals last year

New UN Resolution blocks N. Korean silver, copper, zinc and nickel
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 1, 2016
Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ

Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ

Mine buried in empty rice paddy, reports say

Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 1, 2016
Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say

Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say

Pyongyang residents call someone who doesn’t take meth ‘moron’: defector testimony

Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 1, 2016