Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
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
Singaporean breached North Korea sanctions with bulk exports of Pokka coffee
Pokka Singapore denies connection with recently jailed Lim “William” Cheng Hwee and SINSMS freight-forwarding company
Despite complaints, UN can’t agree on new North Korea sanctions designations
German chair of the U.N. 1718 Sanctions Committee speaks on the challenges North Korea sanctions face
Fewer international ships and aircraft monitoring North Korean smuggling in 2020
Overall foreign military deployments to the Japan area fell this year, and that means less monitoring of the DPRK
‘Our man in Malaysia’: How a man booked for murder smuggled goods to North Korea
Ri Jong Chol wasn’t charged for the death of Kim Jong Un’s half brother, but he’s part of a big sanction evading network
Singaporean company director jailed for selling alcohol to North Korea
Director of company sanctioned by Treasury is jailed for two months, wife charged with financial penalty
