May 06, 2024

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Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

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China and ROK competing to recover North Korean rocket debris, data suggests

China and ROK competing to recover North Korean rocket debris, data suggests

Ship records show uptick in Chinese patrols in Yellow Sea, as source says Beijing may seek to retrieve wreckage for DPRK

China and ROK competing to recover North Korean rocket debris, data suggests
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 9, 2023
Disappearance of two North Koreans sets off manhunt in Russian Far East

Disappearance of two North Koreans sets off manhunt in Russian Far East

NGO says ‘search continues’ for woman and son who went missing on Sunday, though reports suggest they may seek to defect

Disappearance of two North Koreans sets off manhunt in Russian Far East
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 7, 2023
Singaporean gets 6-month sentence for covering up oil transfers to North Korea

Singaporean gets 6-month sentence for covering up oil transfers to North Korea

Court finds Jeremy Koh Renfeng altered logbook showing illicit ship-to-ship activity with DPRK-flagged tanker

Singaporean gets 6-month sentence for covering up oil transfers to North Korea
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 6, 2023
North Korea turns to smaller vessels to obscure possible ship-to-ship transfers
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North Korea turns to smaller vessels to obscure possible ship-to-ship transfers

Expert says small ships are harder to identify and help cover tracks of Chinese and DPRK sanctions busting in Yellow Sea

North Korea turns to smaller vessels to obscure possible ship-to-ship transfers
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 5, 2023
IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic

IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic

Seoul says UN maritime body issued first resolution on DPRK missiles, hours after failed satellite debris fell into sea

IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 1, 2023
UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns

UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns

Forecast warns extreme weather may have impacted farming, but does not name DPRK as global ‘hunger hotspot’

UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 31, 2023
New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad

New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad

Guide from Swiss organization aims to help governments ‘detect and interdict’ DPRK arms sales that violate sanctions

New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 29, 2023
North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report
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North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report

Cybersecurity firm says Lazarus Group targeted ‘poorly managed’ devices in possible effort to steal system credentials

North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 26, 2023
1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report

1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report

Global Slavery Index finds DPRK to blame for forced labor, human trafficking and other constraints on individual freedom

1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 25, 2023
North Korean vessel issued warning to ROK cargo ship sailing in East Sea: Seoul

North Korean vessel issued warning to ROK cargo ship sailing in East Sea: Seoul

DPRK crew gestured for ship to sail out farther into international waters earlier this month, oceans ministry says

North Korean vessel issued warning to ROK cargo ship sailing in East Sea: Seoul
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 23, 2023
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