Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
China, Russia finally agree with UN on conversion rate for North Korean fuel cap
The U.N. sanctions committee will now be able to more accurately monitor how much fuel is going into the DPRK
Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing
U.N. sanctions didn’t stop Chinese ships from plucking North Korean squid, but a new report suggests that COVID-19 did
With Trump gone, Moon hopes to fix the diplomatic deadlock with North Korea
On Biden’s first day, South Korea’s president urged him to help undo the Hanoi Summit’s long-lasting effects
Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea
Antony Blinken said he’s “reviewing options” on North Korea, which he calls a “hard problem” that’s “getting worse”
Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
An Indonesian firm was hit with two back-to-back fines for violating sanctions with cigarette papers
Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes
In a New Year’s press conference, President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong Un is willing to continue denuclearization talks
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
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans
A newly-declassified document underscores Trump’s North Korea failures
The U.S. wanted to convince North Korea that it doesn’t need nukes, but Kim is far from persuaded
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
