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Timeline: From table tennis triumph to deadly natural disasters
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from July 1 to July 31, 2024
August 2, 2024
Four more North Korean companies register trademarks to enter Russian market
Move points to push to expand business ties, though experts question feasibility and one firm’s links to arms maker
August 2, 2024
Singaporean woman fined $2600 for helping ship booze, soft drinks to North Korea
Shipping service employee pleaded guilty to facilitating delivery of half a million in beverages in violation of law
July 31, 2024
US blacklists Chinese nationals for supporting North Korean weapons programs
Treasury Department accuses six individuals and five companies of procuring missile and satellite parts for DPRK
July 25, 2024
US crypto guru who helped North Korea evade sanctions gets reduced sentence
Virgil Griffith set for early release after court trims prison time by seven months under new sentencing guidelines
July 18, 2024
Russia has shipped 130K tons of coal to North Korea overland since April: Report
Deliveries are first via border bridge since 2021, following Russian firm’s restart of coal transshipment through Rason
July 12, 2024
Seoul’s defense ministry to revamp North Korea policy office over new threats
Restructuring to reportedly shift office's focus from military engagement to sanctions amid frozen inter-Korean ties
July 11, 2024
What to make of reports that China plans to send back all North Korean workers
Repatriation of thousands of laborers could be retaliation over DPRK-Russia ties and would cut off huge revenue source
July 11, 2024
Why North Korea is shunning Chinese tourists who used to be cash cow for regime
DPRK has only allowed Russian tours to date, a trend experts say bodes poorly for tourism industry and broader reopening
July 10, 2024
Momentum to replace UN panel on North Korea sanctions has fizzled, sources say
Lack of consensus has reportedly stalled push to find UN alternative to Panel of Experts, months after it disbanded
July 9, 2024
