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New Zealand deploys surveillance plane to track North Korean maritime smuggling
P-8A Poseidon spotted five illegal ship-to-ship transfers and 59 vessels of interest in its last DPRK sanctions mission
March 26, 2026
Canada to deploy patrol aircraft to monitor North Korea sanctions evasion at sea
CP-140 Aurora is expected to carry out surveillance against ship-to-ship transfers for several weeks
March 24, 2026
US soldier, two accomplices sentenced for aiding North Korean IT schemes
DOJ says defendants gave ‘keys to the kingdom’ to DPRK workers, helping them raise raise $1.3M for weapons programs
March 23, 2026
Chinese firms flaunt export of electronics and EVs to North Korea
Social media posts highlight shipments despite UN sanctions on trade in such goods
March 23, 2026
North Korea asks Russia to provide thousands of tons of oil and gas
DPRK’s request to Far East export center suggests it is feeling the pinch of Iran war oil shocks
March 20, 2026
North Korea likely imported luxury SUV from China last month, trade data shows
Beijing reports that wigs, fabrics and soybeans once again led bilateral exchange in January and February
March 20, 2026
British crypto expert wanted by US gives speech on AI at pro-North Korea event
Christopher Emms, accused of conspiring to breach sanctions, spoke in Moscow about using tech to ‘preserve sovereignty’
March 19, 2026
Russian businessman urges staff to learn discipline from North Korean workers
Video posted in employee chat warns DPRK workers could replace Russians, suggesting tensions over labor imports
March 18, 2026
North Korea has earned up to $14.4B from military deals with Russia: Report
Researchers find most proceeds stem from arms shipments for Ukraine war, followed by payments for troop deployments
March 17, 2026
How AI-powered ‘vibe coding’ threatens North Korea’s illicit IT worker schemes
Use of LLMs for low-level coding could cut off a key revenue stream, and even push the DPRK to ramp up cybercrime
March 16, 2026
