April 19, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Min Chao Choy

Min Chao Choy

Min Chao Choy is a data journalist for NK News and NK Pro. Choy specializes in news and analysis relating to DPRK shipping and aviation movements, sanctions, and cyber-security.

News

Normalization of U.S.-DPRK ties will require action on human rights: State

New International Religious Freedom Report condemns “almost complete denial” of religious freedom in North Korea

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 10, 2020
COVID-19

Coronavirus cases surge in China-North Korea border hub

19 asymptomatic cases detected in Mudanjiang, just 170 kilometers from DPRK

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 8, 2020
News

U.S. Coast Guard “stepping up our game in the Pacific” and against DPRK: Admiral

Cites two USCG cutters’ deployment to counter North Korean maritime sanctions evasion in 2019

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 5, 2020
News

Facebook issues new warnings on North Korean propaganda pages

Move come amid broader steps to counter misinformation, though some accounts targeted have ambiguous ties to Pyongyang

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 5, 2020
News

North Korean captain sentenced to one and a half years in a Russian penal colony

"Ri, Z. Yu" found guilty of illegal entry and crab poaching, say court documents

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 4, 2020
Analysis

Brewing up a storm: how Chinese imports fuel North Korea’s booming beer industry

Even amid COVID-19 trade restrictions, DPRK imports of “essential” roasted malt continue unabated

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 2, 2020
News

Panama threatens sanctions, fines for deceptive shipping practices

Move could hit North Korea's international fleet, 7.7% of which flies under the Central American nation's flag

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyJune 1, 2020
News

North Korea denies cyber-crime accusations, says U.S. seeks to “provoke”: MFA

DPRK statement comes after U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for money laundering

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 29, 2020
News

Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service

16 vessels and 3754 poachers were detained last year, official says, a 14-fold increase compared to previous years

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 29, 2020
COVID-19

North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows

China exported 15,000 kg of tetracycline derivatives, cited as a possible treatment for COVID-19, to the DPRK last month

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 27, 2020