Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Dec. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Timeline: From the 80-day battle’s end to the controversial leaflet ban
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Dec. 1 - Dec. 31
Moon is on a race to North Korea’s good side, but he probably won’t win in 2021
In the twilight of his term, South Korea’s president faces a long line of hurdles and has few remaining cards to play
Pregnant North Korean woman and teenage girl face possible repatriation in China
The United Nations is urging China not to forcibly return five North Korean defectors arrested in September
North Koreans earn just 4% of the average South Korean’s income, new report says
The average North Korean made less money in 2019 compared to a year prior, despite an improving economic growth rate
Russian workers leave North Korea as joint coal project nears year-long shutdown
Some employees of RasonConTrans remain in border city despite COVID-19 lockdown putting indefinite pause on business
Nearly five years later, high rises near Kim Il Sung square are still unfinished
Recent ground-level photos show that central Pyongyang apartments remain incomplete
‘The sky was falling’: Why this company sold coats illegally made in North Korea
A Seoul clothing firm said it was duped into using DPRK labor and had no choice but to sell sanctions-violating garb
More than 70% of South Koreans surveyed want Biden to meet with Kim Jong Un
Seven out of 10 respondents also rated Trump and Kim’s letter-writing diplomacy positively
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas
