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Information related to North Korea sanctions
North Korea planning to operate border disinfection complex within weeks: NIS
South Korea’s intelligence agency also says DPRK has minimized summer military drills due to extreme heat
August 3, 2021
US Secretary of State to urge ASEAN to ‘fully implement’ North Korea sanctions
Virtual meetings with ASEAN ministers this week present avenue for U.S. to push continued sanctions enforcement
August 3, 2021
How Trump brought Korea to the brink of nuclear war – NKNews Podcast Ep. 194
Professor Van Jackson discusses the risk of war during the 2017 nuclear crisis and prospects for US-DPRK diplomacy
August 3, 2021
North Korean trade hits 30-year low amid sanctions, COVID-19 pandemic: report
China still biggest trade partner in 2020 despite huge drop in volume
August 2, 2021
US seizes Singaporean oil tanker for violating North Korea sanctions
A U.S. federal court determined the tanker illicitly transferred more than $1.5 million worth of oil to a DPRK ship
August 1, 2021
South Korea greenlights first aid to DPRK since Sept. 2020
The move follows recent thaw in inter-Korean relations after hotlines restored
July 30, 2021
Australian sentenced to 3.5 years for brokering arms sales with North Korea
Court finds Choi Chan Han guilty of attempting to sell missiles, military equipment, among other sanctioned items
July 29, 2021
‘Substantial’ new evidence delays case of only North Korean in US custody
North Korea cut ties with Malaysia over extradition of Mun Chol Myong to US in March
July 23, 2021
North Korea’s five-year strategy set outlandish targets for economic growth
Officials aimed for 79% growth in some sectors, but the country’s own data shows it fell far short of this goal
July 23, 2021
DPRK-flagged carrier tied to coal exports visits China’s Longkou port in July
Bulk carrier and three North Korea-flagged cargo ships sailed to port this month, though purpose of visits unclear
July 22, 2021
