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July 19, 2024

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India sends $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea

India sends $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea

Indian embassy in Pyongyang says that the assistance was requested by the World Health Organization (WHO)

India sends $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 22, 2020
SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea

SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea

Lam Hon Lan pled guilty to charges under Singapore’s United Nations Act for sourcing nearly $60,000 in luxury items

SCN Singapore secretary fined $4,300 for sourcing luxury goods to North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy July 21, 2020
Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’

Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he hopes to visit China to discuss sanctions enforcement by the end of 2020

Mark Esper: Ignoring DPRK sanctions part of Chinese ‘catalog of bad behavior’
Terrence Matsuo
Terrence Matsuo July 21, 2020
North Korea uses eight fake ship identities for post-COVID quarantine smuggling
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North Korea uses eight fake ship identities for post-COVID quarantine smuggling

False identities are providing cover for DPRK ships on the Nampho-Zhoushan route to smuggle coal, despite sanctions

North Korea uses eight fake ship identities for post-COVID quarantine smuggling
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy July 21, 2020
South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK
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South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK

Twenty thermal imaging cameras will be delivered to public facilities within the DPRK

South Korean NGO receives sanctions exemptions to bring COVID-19 aid to the DPRK
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis July 21, 2020
Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex

Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex

Lee In-young says South Korea should pursue humanitarian work and tourism with the DPRK independently of the U.S.

Unification minister nominee proposes inter-Korean public health complex
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 20, 2020
Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions
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Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions

Agrotec SPA faced difficulties delivering agricultural machinery to DPRK farms since summer 2019

Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 17, 2020
COVID-19 aid from Switzerland arrived in North Korea mid-June: FDFA

COVID-19 aid from Switzerland arrived in North Korea mid-June: FDFA

Disinfection kits exempted from UN sanctions have been delivered to North Korean hospitals, crossing Sino-DPRK border

COVID-19 aid from Switzerland arrived in North Korea mid-June: FDFA
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 17, 2020
North Korean coal smuggling route to China rebounds to pre-COVID activity levels
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North Korean coal smuggling route to China rebounds to pre-COVID activity levels

At least 17 DPRK-linked ships traversed Chinese waters as authorities turn a blind eye to illicit shipping

North Korean coal smuggling route to China rebounds to pre-COVID activity levels
UAE tobacco firm admits to violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea

UAE tobacco firm admits to violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea

U.S. Treasury accuses Essentra FZE of devising "criminal scheme" to fund cigarette tip exports to DPRK

UAE tobacco firm admits to violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy July 16, 2020