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Chinese grain shipments to North Korea rose in December, data shows
Chinese corn exports to DPRK jumped 362% from November to December
February 4, 2020
China’s imports, exports to North Korea grew in 2019: data
Rise in China-DPRK trade comes despite sweeping global sanctions targeting North Korea's economy
January 31, 2020
North Korean managers and workers mostly leave Dandong businesses, photos show
Photos, reports collected by NK Pro shows that most businesses have shut-down, though some workers allegedly remain
January 27, 2020
In final months before UN worker ban, thousands of North Koreans went to Russia
New data published as Moscow admits it has not yet fully complied with UN rules on overseas DPRK laborers
January 24, 2020
North Korea may be preparing to hold military parade, satellite imagery suggests
Soldier formations appear at Mirim Parade Training Facility in Pyongyang ahead of notable February anniversaries
January 23, 2020
Brazil sent $2 million worth of corn to North Korea in October, November: data
Aid groups describe food insecurity in North Korea, but Kim Jong Un recently spoke of "unprecedented" harvest in 2019
January 17, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea fall again in November: UN
Monthly total for November was lowest since July 2018, according to new UN data
January 16, 2020
UN approves sanctions exemptions for MSF, Swiss Humanitarian Aid in North Korea
Médecins Sans Frontières and Swiss Humanitarian Aid are first aid groups to receive UN sanctions exemptions in new year
January 10, 2020
Ahead of Paektu trip, horse tracks replaced two of Kim Jong Un’s private runways
New infrastructure may have served as a riding practice ground before December's highly-publicized mountain trek
January 8, 2020
Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop again in November: data
An estimated 40 percent of the DPRK population remains in "urgent need" of food assistance, according to the UN
December 27, 2019
