Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies. Follow Ethan on Twitter @EthanJewell
Unilateral designations target DPRK official linked to weapons programs, two banks and trading company
US says unsuccessful vote marks first time Security Council members have vetoed new measures against DPRK
Case and death numbers likely well below true total as country promotes alternative treatments over vaccines
Addition comes after different firm threatened legal action against organizers for using name without authorization
Trade data also shows soap and other surface cleaner imports hit record highs amid short-lived trade reopening
DPRK-linked Kimsuky group spreads fake press releases containing malicious code, cybersecurity firm says
The rapid spread of omicron in the country threatens to upend increasing bilateral trade
Defendants met DPRK agent in 2011 and received instructions to collect secret information, South Korean prosecutors say
DPRK citizens continue to work abroad years after UN sanctions banned their employment
Official statistics paint bleak, if uneven, picture of mass outbreak inside the country
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