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January 24, 2025

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Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

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North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort to welcome Russians in July: Tour agency

Russian travelers could be first foreign visitors to stay at long-delayed tourism zone after scheduled opening in June

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 22, 2025
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Soybean oil tops North Korean imports in December, deposing fabrics and hair

Expert says oil could be used for tourism industry, while shipments of sanctioned goods see on-year uptick

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 20, 2025
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North Korea records $2.2B in trade with China in 2024 following December surge

Total remains below $2.3B in 2023, likely due to deflation in China, but exports hit seven-year high

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 20, 2025
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North Korea smuggled nuclear weapons equipment from Spain: Report

Falsified customs codes enabled vacuum furnace to be shipped through Mexico, South Africa and China, US think tank says

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 17, 2025
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New US sanctions target North Korean IT workers in last hurrah under Biden

Treasury blacklists individuals and entities who allegedly helped workers obtain employment to earn money for Pyongyang

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 17, 2025
North Korea News Podcast

Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come

The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

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North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video

Release of new interrogation footage comes as Kyiv’s top diplomat holds up POWs as ‘proof’ of DPRK involvement in war

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 15, 2025
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Ukraine ready to ‘hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers’ in prisoner swap: Zelensky

Kyiv also releases interrogation footage suggesting one of two captured North Koreans may not want to return to DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 13, 2025
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Ukraine releases first testimony from captured North Korean soldiers

Kyiv says two DPRK soldiers believed they were being deployed for training, not to fight for Russia against Ukraine

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 11, 2025
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Japan blacklists North Korean arms dealer in sanctions targeting Russia’s war

Tokyo also designates Russian individuals and financial institutions aiding DPRK’s access to global financial system

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 10, 2025
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