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Luxury cars, illegal art and more: UN exposes North Korean sanctions violations

Luxury cars, illegal art and more: UN exposes North Korean sanctions violations

NK News shares its topline findings from a newly published U.N. Panel of Experts report

Luxury cars, illegal art and more: UN exposes North Korean sanctions violations
NK News
NK News September 28, 2020
Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls
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Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls

Pandemic and October holiday preparations may have dashed hopes of New Yalu River Bridge’s projected 2020 opening

Work on China-DPRK ‘bridge to nowhere’ stops amid new COVID-19 border controls
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 25, 2020
Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea

Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea

Singaporean director implicated in illegal luxury goods exports between 2010-2016

Singaporean man admits to selling $580K of illegal luxury goods to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 17, 2020
South Korean governor pushes for joint healthcare center in North Korea

South Korean governor pushes for joint healthcare center in North Korea

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung pitched the idea once again — this time with two potential locations in mind

South Korean governor pushes for joint healthcare center in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 17, 2020
A $75 million luxury North Korean golf course shut down six weeks after opening

A $75 million luxury North Korean golf course shut down six weeks after opening

The Ananti Golf Resort was built in North Korea’s beautiful Mount Kumgang region — but it abruptly closed in 2008

A $75 million luxury North Korean golf course shut down six weeks after opening
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 17, 2020
US charges North Korean father-daughter team with fraud and money laundering

US charges North Korean father-daughter team with fraud and money laundering

One of the North Koreans charged was once a suspect in Kim Jong Nam’s assassination

US charges North Korean father-daughter team with fraud and money laundering
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 13, 2020
Top officials of the two Koreas and US virtually attend ASEAN Regional Forum

Top officials of the two Koreas and US virtually attend ASEAN Regional Forum

North Korean ambassador to Indonesia An Kwang Il attended in place of foreign minister Ri Son Gwon

Top officials of the two Koreas and US virtually attend ASEAN Regional Forum
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 12, 2020
US accuses two HK firms of selling $300M+ of American tech to North Korea

US accuses two HK firms of selling $300M+ of American tech to North Korea

Couple used front companies to acquire millions of dollars worth of U.S. telecommunications equipment for North Korea

US accuses two HK firms of selling $300M+ of American tech to North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 12, 2020
North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 

North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 

Pyongyang is increasingly promoting its space sector, possibly hinting at another planned launch in the near future

North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 7, 2020
Why North Korea may be on the brink of another deadly ‘Arduous March’ famine

Why North Korea may be on the brink of another deadly ‘Arduous March’ famine

Sanctions, flooding, COVID-19 and other 2020 conditions look eerily similar to what caused the devastating 1990s famine

Why North Korea may be on the brink of another deadly ‘Arduous March’ famine
James Fretwell
James Fretwell September 4, 2020