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Russian trade with North Korea totals just $651 in Q3
Minute trade figures come amid COVID spike in the Russian Far East, new uncertainty surrounding potential trade restart
November 15, 2021
Two South Koreans in Japan sought to obtain foreign currency for North Korea
ROK nationals arrested for violating immigration law allegedly received instructions from a DPRK spy, source says
November 12, 2021
Cold hard cash? Currency coupons give North Korea options with money supply
Inability to print cash likely behind coupons, but they also provide a safeguard for post-pandemic currency devaluation
November 10, 2021
North Korean coal: Sanctions and stranded assets
DPRK coal mines will have trouble making the kinds of profits they did in the 2010s even if the country fully reopens
November 5, 2021
New evidence again delays trial of accused North Korean money launderer
Delay marks the second time US court has pushed back Mun Chol Myung’s case this year
November 4, 2021
North Korea in October 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021
November 3, 2021
US to seize nearly $1 million from North Korea-backed criminal duo
US district court says married couple laundered millions through phony corporate network on behalf of Pyongyang
November 3, 2021
DPRK foreign ministry slams US diplomats for alleged theft in Moscow
North Korean criticism may be an attempt to deflect from its own diplomats’ sketchy behavior abroad, expert says
October 22, 2021
The stop and go success of a North Korean entrepreneur
Even relatively successful people struggle to provide enough for their families in the DPRK
October 22, 2021
Singapore sugar trader admits to forging documents to hide North Korea ties
Court fines man $156,000 for falsifying invoices after legally sending sugar, other goods to DPRK-linked entities
October 21, 2021
