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NK Pro briefing: Why satellite imagery plays a critical role in DPRK research
Andrew Brockfield and Colin Zwirko discuss how satellites help track everything from flooding to sanctions breaches
September 23, 2021
Sanctioned tankers, cargo ships spotted at North Korean port of Nampho
Their appearance suggests DPRK’s oil trade is ramping up, including by illicit means, amid low official imports
September 23, 2021
Changes to North Korea’s Foreign Trade Law point to tightening of state control
Latest revisions amid pandemic lockdown also suggest efforts to diversify trade and protect domestic production
September 20, 2021
North Korea-China trade jumps 37% in August, but still far from pre-COVID levels
Iron alloy tops North Korea's exports to China for first time this year, but unclear whether it falls under sanctions
September 20, 2021
A 200th episode roundtable – NKNews Podcast Ep. 200
NK News journalists and contributors discuss North Korea’s nighttime military parade, cruise missile tests and more
September 13, 2021
North Korea in August 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
September 3, 2021
North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis
Pyongyang sold $40,000 in beer to Beijing in July in first booze exports of 2021, according to Chinese trade data
August 25, 2021
North Korean illicit trade nosedives during pandemic, PoE report finds
COVID-19 'significantly affected' North Korea’s ability to clandestinely export coal, import fuel products
August 24, 2021
Tires, medicine lead North Korea’s paltry imports from China in July
Chinese customs data list medicine exports for the first time since last September
August 23, 2021
DPRK-China trade inches up in July, but experts say normalization still far off
Overall trade volume remains a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, despite jump in exports to PRC
August 19, 2021
