Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
Timeline: from “Christmas gift” to North Korean party plenum
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 1 - December 30
Sanctioned North Korean tanker seen conducting ship-to-ship transfers: Japan
Nam San 8 was photographed hooked up to small unknown vessel two days in a row in mid-December
The rising toll of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea
The current sanctions regime is critically hindering humanitarian efforts to help those in need
Prestigious Pyongyang shoe factory appears to be making inventory for export
Photos show labels in English and featuring international sizing measures
UN approves $752,000 to help North Korea fight climate change
Project is first by GCF with the country, will be implemented through the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
As sanctions kick in, Poland says its North Korean workers have all gone home
Report from Warsaw to UN came as sanctions were set to take effect requiring all countries to repatriate DPRK workers
Construction of stalled China-DPRK tourist zone near Samjiyon sees new progress
Long-planned Mubong Special Zone part of wider developments in Yanbian’s cross-border projects
Sanctions, security, and a white horse: our top ten North Korea stories in 2019
Don’t go into the new year without having read these top stories
China’s Jilin province party chief in North Korean city of Chongjin for talks
Secretary Bayinchaolu, who met top DPRK economic official in August, also stopped in border town of Hoeryong Monday
UN extends NGO’s North Korea sanctions exemption after slow U.S. approval
American aid organization LNKM complained U.S. Treasury to blame for passing original six-month exemption window