April 26, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shreyas Reddy

Shreyas Reddy

Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.

News

New Zealand to deploy new aircraft to monitor North Korean sanctions evasion

Boeing P-8A Poseidon will operate out of Okinawa from mid-April and watch for illegal ship-to-ship transfers

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyApril 10, 2024
News

ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea

Synthetic aperture radar will enable reconnaissance even in bad weather, with three more satellite launches set for 2025

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Shreyas ReddyApril 8, 2024
Analysis

JucheGPT: How North Korea can weaponize AI to sway elections and sow discord

Generative AI, LLMs and more could help Kim regime transform its influence operations and flood internet with fake news

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyApril 8, 2024
News

FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan

Pyongyang unlikely to pay fine and will see minimum penalty as ‘reward’ for last-minute cancellation, expert says

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyApril 3, 2024
News

US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch

Seoul says first trilateral air drills of the year seek to deter DPRK’s ‘advancing nuclear and missile threats’

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyApril 2, 2024
News

South Korea sanctions Russian ships over alleged arms shipments to North Korea

Seoul also designates Russian companies linked to DPRK’s deployment of overseas IT workers to earn money for regime

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyApril 2, 2024
Analysis

In limbo: What’s next for North Korea sanctions after Russia vetoes UN watchdog

Last-minute deal to save Panel of Experts looks unlikely, and former members say any replacement would lack UN authority

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Shreyas ReddyApril 1, 2024
News

US, ROK sanction Russia and China-based targets funding North Korean nukes

Joint measures aim to curtail DPRK’s efforts to obtain foreign currency via overseas IT workers and blacklisted banks

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyMarch 28, 2024
News

North Korean IT workers impersonating Japanese nationals to secure jobs: Tokyo

Japan advisory echoes warnings that DPRK overseas laborers are earning millions to fund Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions

Shreyas ReddyShreyas ReddyMarch 26, 2024
Analysis

Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan

Experts say reversal points to incoherent decision-making by a divided leadership weighing the future of COVID policies

Joe SmithJoe Smith | Shreyas ReddyMarch 26, 2024
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