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Beijing issued instructions to blacklist sanctioned ships
Document issued to all maritime officials on March 5 noted 'sensitivity' of North Korea sanctions
May 25, 2016
N.Korea undertakes large construction project outside of Kaesong
Thousands of factory workers from Kaesong likely recruited to help during 70 day labor campaign
May 24, 2016
Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February
Absence of flights on national airliner may indicate impact of UNSC resolution passed in March
May 10, 2016
Satellite imagery reveals Ryomyong Street construction progress
Progress being made on several construction projects as 7th Party Congress approaches
May 4, 2016
Business as usual for ship sanctioned by U.S., but not UN
Vessel was only ship blacklisted by U.S. but not included on list provided by the UN
April 13, 2016
N.Korean media says freight rail suffering from ‘acute shortage’
The term is usually reserved for articles on U.S. sanctions, droughts and electricity
April 12, 2016
Russian trade with North Korea decreases in 2015
Russian company which planned big investment in North Korea now bankrupt
April 8, 2016
UN Committee officially asked Mexico to freeze N.Korean ship
New UN resolution adopts clearer definition of assets, specifically mentioning vessels
March 3, 2016
N.Korea cyber attacks mistakenly down independent, gvt’ sites
Attempt to attack DPRK web presence led to outages on independent blogs, South Korean gvt sites
February 17, 2016
Russian tanker visits North Korea’s Nampho port
Foreign owned tankers delivering to North Korea could indicate increasing demand
February 16, 2016
