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Chinese ships in North Korea drop by 30% after years of rampant, illegal fishing
U.N. sanctions didn’t stop Chinese ships from plucking North Korean squid, but a new report suggests that COVID-19 did
January 21, 2021
COVID-19 crushed North Korea’s illegal poaching endeavors in Russia
North Korean fishing boats in Russian waters fell by 95% in 2020, a new report from the Global Fishing Watch says
January 21, 2021
Trade between China and North Korea plummeted by 81% in 2020
Total official trade in 2020 fell significantly, but Chinese exports modestly rose at the end of the year
January 19, 2021
Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
An Indonesian firm was hit with two back-to-back fines for violating sanctions with cigarette papers
January 18, 2021
Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea
U.S. Treasury fined the paper manufacturer for violating sanctions using 28 separate U.S. dollar wire transfers
January 15, 2021
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans
January 15, 2021
Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime
A new report suggests that two North Korean artists are using a front company to make the DPRK dollars
January 15, 2021
Pacemakers and prosthetics: Russia exports only medical ware to DPRK in November
Data suggests that value of Russian-DPRK trade has fallen to miniscule, record-breaking levels amid second lockdown
January 14, 2021
Large-scale North Korean troop rehearsals suggest military parade soon
Precedent suggests parade could occur in February, but reports say it will mark the end of this week's Party Congress
January 8, 2021
US sets up new cybersecurity bureau to combat threat from North Korea and others
State Department says North Korean, Chinese, Russian and Iranian cyber threat has increased since 2019
January 8, 2021
