Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
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)
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
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
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
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
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.
Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions
Agrotec SPA faced difficulties delivering agricultural machinery to DPRK farms since summer 2019
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
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
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