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U.S. Treasury fines American company for insuring N. Korean vessels
Company fined $270,000 but took more than $1 million in insurance payments from North Korea between 2008 and 2011
August 7, 2015
Mexican court denies Israeli group’s request to sell N. Korean ship
Isreali law group looking to recoup $330m in damages awarded by U.S. court over abduction 15 years ago
August 6, 2015
U.S. Treasury adds to North Korea sanctions
Singaporean shipping company, director and assets designated for assisting Ocean Maritime Management
July 24, 2015
North Korea adds new laws targeted at foreign investors
Real estate and insurance laws likely aimed at assuring nervous investors, could make living in the DPRK easier - expert
July 23, 2015
Sanctioned N. Korean vessel uses Russian port
Ship associated with sanctioned company that attempted to smuggle weapons through Panama
July 20, 2015
N. Korean ship Mu Du Bong now empty – local media
All crew members now repatriated, ship under jurisdiction of Mexican port authority
July 16, 2015
Satellite imagery shows 20-plus floor building at site of Pyongyang collapse
Imagery from May 2015 back to October 2014 reveals progress at site
July 16, 2015
Mu Du Bong crew members repatriation to N.Korea confirmed
However exact number currently left in Mexico still unclear, 21 required in order to sail
July 10, 2015
10 N. Korean crewmen possibly repatriated from Mexico – local media
Crew left the Mu Du Bong ober the weekend, after some members applied for humanitarian visas
July 7, 2015
Gazprom exec says N.Korean gas pipeline unlikely
While economically interesting, political climate too unstable for serious consideration
June 17, 2015
