Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
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
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
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
US blacklists 2 companies, 6 individuals over North Korean IT worker schemes
Sanctions against actors in the DPRK, Vietnam, Laos and Spain take aim at networks funding Pyongyang’s weapons programs
Iran oil shock threatens North Korea from its fuel pumps to black markets
For North Korea, the pain from oil price hikes is compounded by the source of much of its fuel: black markets
North Korean firms set to offer wigs, sanctioned textiles to Russian market
Official records show three DPRK companies registered trademarks in Russia so far this year
How the world can get ahead of North Korean hackers’ crypto playbook
Former US sanctions official warns DPRK is outpacing enforcement, stressing need for public-private cooperation
Chinese video spotlights sanctioned goods inside North Korean factories
A Chinese blogger captured footage of computers, TVs and other machinery that use U.S. and Chinese parts in North Korea
China ‘intercepted’ helicopter tracking North Korean smuggling, Australia says
Beijing responded by accusing Australia of conducting 'close-in reconnaissance' under the guise of sanctions monitoring
Russian, North Korean firms building plastics factory in Vladivostok
Joint venture set to start production in April, despite sanctions that prohibit such cooperative entities
