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.
US district court says married couple laundered millions through phony corporate network on behalf of Pyongyang
Documents show work on customs facility continues as DPRK and China reportedly mull renewed freight operations
Two powers have shared interest in denuclearization, scholars say, but how Koreas will navigate rivalry remains unclear
The reappearance of several vessels not seen for months or years coincides with an uptick in China-DPRK trade
Court fines man $156,000 for falsifying invoices after legally sending sugar, other goods to DPRK-linked entities
Imports of tobacco products far outstrip medicine, even as DPRK's population remains unvaccinated
September spike could signal DPRK’s willingness to expand trade for first time since the pandemic began, expert says
Influx of illicit North Korean coal fuels concerns that shipments will continue even after Chinese energy crisis ends
Dispatch of surveillance assets to US bases in Japan may reflect unease over DPRK’s increasing coal exports
Records reveal Ji Da 1 cargo vessel likely sailed under the radar for years on behalf of Pyongyang
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