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North Korea imported up to eight times its legal fuel limit in 2020: UN report
Illicit fuel imports similar in scale to 2019, but coal exports dropped sharply after July's COVID-19 restrictions
February 10, 2021
‘I didn’t even get to say goodbye’: South Koreans remember Kaesong’s sudden end
Five years ago, the Kaesong Industrial Complex shut down and sent thousands of North and South Koreans packing
February 10, 2021
North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021
February 3, 2021
US hits North Korean official and Chinese firms with non-proliferation measures
The State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation last targeted a DPRK individual in 2016
January 25, 2021
North Korea bans foreign children in restaurants and shops to combat COVID-19
The new rule is the latest in a long series of pandemic prevention measures, despite Pyongyang claiming to be virus-free
January 22, 2021
Cigarette paper sales to North Korea go up in smoke with $2.5 million in fines
An Indonesian firm was hit with two back-to-back fines for violating sanctions with cigarette papers
January 18, 2021
Indonesian company fined $1 million for selling cigarette papers to North Korea
U.S. Treasury fined the paper manufacturer for violating sanctions using 28 separate U.S. dollar wire transfers
January 15, 2021
Statues in Africa traced back to North Korean artists making money for regime
A new report suggests that two North Korean artists are using a front company to make the DPRK dollars
January 15, 2021
China-DPRK trade was on the rise, but plunged in 2020 over COVID-19
North Korea leaned into unsustainable trade deficits with China, and then COVID-19 disrupted it all
January 5, 2021
North Korea could deploy more illegal workers abroad using new Russian e-visas
Russia rolled out a new visa program to 52 countries, experts say it could weaken the U.N. ban on DPRK workers
January 4, 2021
