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December 25, 2024

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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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China and ROK competing to recover North Korean rocket debris, data suggests

Ship records show uptick in Chinese patrols in Yellow Sea, as source says Beijing may seek to retrieve wreckage for DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 9, 2023
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Disappearance of two North Koreans sets off manhunt in Russian Far East

NGO says ‘search continues’ for woman and son who went missing on Sunday, though reports suggest they may seek to defect

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 7, 2023
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Singaporean gets 6-month sentence for covering up oil transfers to North Korea

Court finds Jeremy Koh Renfeng altered logbook showing illicit ship-to-ship activity with DPRK-flagged tanker

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 6, 2023
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North Korea turns to smaller vessels to obscure possible ship-to-ship transfers

Expert says small ships are harder to identify and help cover tracks of Chinese and DPRK sanctions busting in Yellow Sea

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 5, 2023
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IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic

Seoul says UN maritime body issued first resolution on DPRK missiles, hours after failed satellite debris fell into sea

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 1, 2023
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UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns

Forecast warns extreme weather may have impacted farming, but does not name DPRK as global ‘hunger hotspot’

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinMay 31, 2023
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New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad

Guide from Swiss organization aims to help governments ‘detect and interdict’ DPRK arms sales that violate sanctions

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinMay 29, 2023
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North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report

Cybersecurity firm says Lazarus Group targeted ‘poorly managed’ devices in possible effort to steal system credentials

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinMay 26, 2023
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1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report

Global Slavery Index finds DPRK to blame for forced labor, human trafficking and other constraints on individual freedom

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinMay 25, 2023
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North Korean vessel issued warning to ROK cargo ship sailing in East Sea: Seoul

DPRK crew gestured for ship to sail out farther into international waters earlier this month, oceans ministry says

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinMay 23, 2023
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