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.
North Korean companies promote yogurt, cigarettes and beer in first trade show since 2019
Restrictions come days after China and DPRK halted overland trade, with no timetable to resume
Voyage marks rare appearance of a foreign-flagged ship outside a North Korean port since start of COVID-19 pandemic
Washington condemns Wednesday’s ballistic missile launch from Pyongyang as violation of UN Security Council resolutions
North Korea has slammed air drills between the two allies as part of a “preemptive” strike plan against Pyongyang
Resolution expected to further constrain DPRK fuel trade but will likely run up against Chinese and Russia vetoes
Experts worry illegal Chinese fishing harms regional fish stocks and supplies Pyongyang with illicit funds
North Korean spy paid the two over $600,000 in bitcoin to hack military command and control systems, police say
Reversal comes just months after China and North Korea agreed to restart rail freight to bolster bilateral trade
China’s data privacy laws and friction with the West may soon make ship tracking information hard to come by in Asia
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