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November 24, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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).

News

North Korea acquires 24 purebred Russian horses, first shipment in two years

Expert says rare Orlov Trotters may be payment for DPRK arms, as Kim Jong Un uses horses to project power

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 28, 2024
News

Russian TV airs ad promoting sale of North Korean clothes despite sanctions

Expert says commercial marketing cheap apparel is first time a media company has violated UN sanctions on Pyongyang

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 28, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

North Korea’s new suicide drones, and Russian students in Pyongyang

NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks Kim Jong Un’s latest weapons inspection, language exchange and food security after floods

News

Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea

Flight may have transported trade delegation, while expert says uptick in air traffic points to ‘sensitive’ exchanges

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 26, 2024
News

North Korean farmland suffered ‘minimal’ damage from floods, USDA finds

Research predicts limited impact on crop production despite heavy rains, which expert calls relief for food security

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 26, 2024
News

Russian students from elite university arrive in North Korea for exchange

Exchange marks first in four years for Russians and highlights deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, says expert

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 23, 2024
News

North Korea-China trade falls in July as floods damage border infrastructure

Expert links third straight month of decline to DPRK’s ‘souring ties’ with China and logistical disruptions from floods

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 19, 2024
Analysis

North Korean crops off to strong start in first half, satellite data shows

NK Pro finds vegetation has grown better than average, setting up strong harvest if flooding doesn’t spoil progress

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 7, 2024
News

North Korea set to increasingly use ‘gray zone’ tactics to challenge US: Report

DPRK and others look to exploit space between diplomacy and conflict to threaten without provoking war, NIC warns

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 6, 2024
News

Number of North Koreans entering Russia skyrocketed in first half, data shows

Russians also crossed into DPRK in largest numbers in years as Kim-Putin summit drove exchanges to new heights

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinAugust 5, 2024
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