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July 19, 2024

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Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart

Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart

If supply chains involve previously sanctioned entities, then even barter trade would be blocked by U.N. sanctions

Why Seoul’s dream to barter for North Korean booze may soon fall apart
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Min Chao Choy August 24, 2020
COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea

Delivery made via the Dandong-Sinuiju land route in mid-August

COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 21, 2020
North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo

DPRK citizens Pak Hwa Song and Hwang Kil Su set up shop in Congo and worked on construction projects, report says

North Koreans launder money through an illegal bank account in Congo
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020
Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

North Korea is violating sanctions by using advanced smuggling networks to acquire even more rare, custom-armored rides

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020
Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors

Lee In-young stressed the need for peace and denuclearization to ambassadors Harry Harris and Xing Haiming this week

Seoul’s unification minister pushes for progress with US and Chinese ambassadors
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Kelly Kasulis August 19, 2020
North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation

North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation

IT workers under the Munitions Industry Department likely raised over $1.2 million in 2019: UN report

North Korean IT workers are illegally making big money abroad: Investigation
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 18, 2020
COVID-19 slows down ambulance and tuberculosis aid delivery to North Korea
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COVID-19 slows down ambulance and tuberculosis aid delivery to North Korea

The United Nations extends the delivery window for Doctors Without Borders after granting it sanctions exemptions

COVID-19 slows down ambulance and tuberculosis aid delivery to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 14, 2020
South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK

South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK

Five times now, the unification ministry approved private group projects sending COVID-19 aid to North Korea

South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2020
US lifts sanctions against Macao bank accused of North Korea money laundering

US lifts sanctions against Macao bank accused of North Korea money laundering

U.S. abandons sanctions against Banco Delta Asia after 13 years of enacting them and over a decade of appeals

US lifts sanctions against Macao bank accused of North Korea money laundering
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 13, 2020
US vice presidential runner Kamala Harris may support DPRK sanctions relief

US vice presidential runner Kamala Harris may support DPRK sanctions relief

Harris has made previous comments supporting partial sanctions relief in future US-North Korea negotiations

US vice presidential runner Kamala Harris may support DPRK sanctions relief
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis August 12, 2020