Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.
Advisory states DPRK actors likely assume health sector willing to pay ransoms but does not reveal extent of damages
Expert says drills suggest efforts to stop sanctions evasion, but commandeering vessels is risky and potentially illegal
Firm joined joint China-DPRK event as it ended, exhibiting ‘high voltage distribution box’ used in industrial settings
State media reports two people caught the virus in early April, the first time country has pinpointed origin of outbreak
In NFT gallery, Sun Mu pairs Kim Jong Un with Mickey Mouse to make statement about peace on Korean Peninsula
Benoit Quennedey’s pro-DPRK views and activism caught attention of French security services in 2018
China and Russia defend their rejection of US-led resolution in first-ever debate of failed Security Council vote
Manfred Low Cheng Jin to serve 15-week sentence in victory for city-state’s case against Yuk Tung Energy
Mun Chol Myong, who the US says has ties to DPRK's top spy agency, could face substantial jail time and fines
Warning comes as IAEA says it sees signs DPRK is preparing to test an atomic weapon
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