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Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea
U.S. Treasury fined the paper manufacturer for violating sanctions using 28 separate U.S. dollar wire transfers
January 15, 2021
Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime
A new report suggests that two North Korean artists are using a front company to make the DPRK dollars
January 15, 2021
Pacemakers and prosthetics: Russia exports only medical ware to DPRK in November
Data suggests that value of Russian-DPRK trade has fallen to miniscule, record-breaking levels amid second lockdown
January 14, 2021
US Ambassador to South Korea announces the end of his controversial tenure
After two and a half years, Harry Harris will serve his final day as ambassador on Jan. 20
January 13, 2021
Expert roundup: What North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress says about the future
Analysts weigh in on North Korea’s relationship with Seoul and Washington, plus the DPRK’s economic outlook in 2021
January 9, 2021
US government could net $2.37 million in unclaimed, frozen North Korean funds
Deadline to claim the money has passed, so prosecutors will ask for default judgment to give funds to the government
January 8, 2021
North Korean hacking group weaponized MS Word document in spear phishing attack
APT37 deployed malicious macros in a move that goes beyond a popular South Korean office suite, new report says
January 7, 2021
North Korean ships remain idle, with only one possible shipment in late December
Activity at east DPRK coast ports included a single voyage seen leaving China for Nampho on Dec. 25, 2020
January 6, 2021
China-DPRK trade was on the rise, but plunged in 2020 over COVID-19
North Korea leaned into unsustainable trade deficits with China, and then COVID-19 disrupted it all
January 5, 2021
North Korea could deploy more illegal workers abroad using new Russian e-visas
Russia rolled out a new visa program to 52 countries, experts say it could weaken the U.N. ban on DPRK workers
January 4, 2021
