UN report calls for due diligence after Petral 8 discovered hiding identity under altered name and flag of convenience
West African country latest on the continent to seek trade and other cooperation with DPRK in recent years
Telephone scams are big business in DPRK-China border region, netting some $600M and likely funding weapons programs
Navy Malela and Gradi Koko say evidence they found undergirds US sanctions. Now they want recognition and protection.
Report based on defector interviews says DPRK continues to execute prisoners and stonewall UN investigations
DPRK appears to be registering vessels under own flag more quickly, UN experts say, in apparent disregard of sanctions
China sent large amounts of wheat and sugar in Jan. and Feb., but expert anticipates little impact on food insecurity
Prosecutors accuse suspects of taking orders and money from Pyongyang and seeking to incite anti-American sentiment
Kim Gi-hyeon targets country’s largest trade union in what expert says reflects conservative disdain for organized labor
Foreign ministry accuses Washington of ‘hostile acts’ timed with US-ROK military drills that kicked off Monday
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