April 24, 2024

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Min Chao Choy

Min Chao Choy is a data journalist for NK News and NK Pro. Choy specializes in news and analysis relating to DPRK shipping and aviation movements, sanctions, and cyber-security.

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Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?

Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?

Elon Musk's hotly-anticipated satellite net service could prove a game-changer for tech-savvy North Koreans, experts say

Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?
New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art

New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art

Specialties include classical reproductions like the Mona Lisa and surprisingly subtle works of propaganda

New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 21, 2020
What the latest U.S. sanctions advisory means for North Korean operations at sea
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What the latest U.S. sanctions advisory means for North Korean operations at sea

Expected action by industry players will likely further isolate the DPRK from access to international shipping

What the latest U.S. sanctions advisory means for North Korean operations at sea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 21, 2020
Taiwan in compliance with North Korea sanctions, top official tells U.S.

Taiwan in compliance with North Korea sanctions, top official tells U.S.

Taiwanese nationals and business entities are frequently named in violation of sanctions against the DPRK

Taiwan in compliance with North Korea sanctions, top official tells U.S.
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 20, 2020
$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data
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$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data

Wine, vodka, and whisky being held in Chinese entrepôt zones potentially being exported on to the DPRK

$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 19, 2020
New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

Notice calls for industry assistance in countering DPRK sanctions evasion

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 14, 2020
Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
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Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed

Ships now regularly traversing Dalian-Nampho water route, data shows, with an average three-day wait at port

Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 14, 2020
Influential North Korean overseas official running illegal fishing permit scheme

Influential North Korean overseas official running illegal fishing permit scheme

Choe Un Bok heads up influential General Association of Koreans, runs operations out of DPRK's Dandong consulate

Influential North Korean overseas official running illegal fishing permit scheme
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 12, 2020
MSG nation: monosodium glutamate remains an “essential” good in North Korea
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MSG nation: monosodium glutamate remains an “essential” good in North Korea

Monosodium glutamate consumption is historically ubiquitous and remains a top imported product

MSG nation: monosodium glutamate remains an “essential” good in North Korea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 7, 2020
Three vessels sharing invalid MMSI continue journeys to North Korea’s Nampo port
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Three vessels sharing invalid MMSI continue journeys to North Korea’s Nampo port

Ships particularly active around a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer hotspot near China's Zhoushan Islands, data shows

Three vessels sharing invalid MMSI continue journeys to North Korea’s Nampo port
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 6, 2020