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.

Analysis

Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?

Elon Musk's hotly-anticipated satellite net service could prove a game-changer for tech-savvy North Koreans, experts say

News

New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art

Specialties include classical reproductions like the Mona Lisa and surprisingly subtle works of propaganda

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 21, 2020
Analysis

What the latest U.S. sanctions advisory means for North Korean operations at sea

Expected action by industry players will likely further isolate the DPRK from access to international shipping

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 21, 2020
News

Taiwan in compliance with North Korea sanctions, top official tells U.S.

Taiwanese nationals and business entities are frequently named in violation of sanctions against the DPRK

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 20, 2020
News

$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data

Wine, vodka, and whisky being held in Chinese entrepôt zones potentially being exported on to the DPRK

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 19, 2020
News

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

Notice calls for industry assistance in countering DPRK sanctions evasion

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 14, 2020
Border Controls

Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed

Ships now regularly traversing Dalian-Nampho water route, data shows, with an average three-day wait at port

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 14, 2020
News

Influential North Korean overseas official running illegal fishing permit scheme

Choe Un Bok heads up influential General Association of Koreans, runs operations out of DPRK's Dandong consulate

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 12, 2020
Analysis

MSG nation: monosodium glutamate remains an “essential” good in North Korea

Monosodium glutamate consumption is historically ubiquitous and remains a top imported product

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 7, 2020
News

Three vessels sharing invalid MMSI continue journeys to North Korea’s Nampo port

Ships particularly active around a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer hotspot near China's Zhoushan Islands, data shows

Min Chao ChoyMin Chao ChoyMay 6, 2020