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Russian flour to North Korea dropped in February, rose sharply in March: data
Reported exports come amid concerns of food insecurity in DPRK
May 23, 2020
$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data
Wine, vodka, and whisky being held in Chinese entrepôt zones potentially being exported on to the DPRK
May 19, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea dip slightly in March: data
Russia's reported refined petroleum shipments to DPRK are contrast to China's record low report for the same month
May 18, 2020
Security gates upgraded at North Korean central government compound: imagery
Upgrades and more minor work around compound follow construction on Kim Jong Un’s office and new adjacent building
May 18, 2020
Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
Ships now regularly traversing Dalian-Nampho water route, data shows, with an average three-day wait at port
May 14, 2020
Millions of dollars’ worth of exports to China likely rerouted to North Korea
Data could reveal "serious loophole" in the global sanctions regime, official previously told NK Pro
May 12, 2020
Some North Korean exports to China resold in EU and South Korea, data suggests
Figures could represent what may be a significant and previously-unreported loophole in global sanctions regime
May 11, 2020
Imagery reveals scope of Samjiyon reconstruction project’s “third stage”
Most villages in city limits near North Korea's symbolic Mt. Paektu seeing major demolition, reconstruction in 2020
May 8, 2020
Military parade preparations stepped up in central Pyongyang, training grounds
Renovations underway at both Kim Il Sung Square and replica parade training area, according to sources and imagery
May 7, 2020
Three vessels sharing invalid MMSI continue journeys to North Korea’s Nampo port
Ships particularly active around a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer hotspot near China's Zhoushan Islands, data shows
May 6, 2020
