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
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Firm behind Koryolink has struggled to make money from the project or transfer funds outside the DPRK
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Huang Wang Ken faces year behind bars after court says he ‘seriously damaged’ Taiwan’s reputation with 2018 oil transfer
China’s top diplomat in Seoul calls for ‘denuclearization and peaceful negotiation’ after North Korean missile tests
DPRK prioritizes cigarettes over medicine and food in September, while buying more face masks than during COVID outbreak
Multilateral Cyber Flag exercise comes after Seoul and Washington pledged to step up coordination in cyberspace
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