Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
Seoul seeks to build blockchain-based ‘peace trade system’ with North Korea
Expert says ambitious engagement plans are a ‘pipe dream’ that fail to reflect DPRK’s rejection of inter-Korean ties
North Korean doctors illegally working at clinics in Russia and Kyrgyzstan
Rare examples of skilled overseas workers suggests DPRK may be expanding scope of labor export schemes
US and Russia clash over North Korean nukes at UN forum
Moscow demands IAEA cease ‘speculative’ reports on DPRK enrichment, as US and allies repeat calls for denuclearization
UN announces 8 new sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid to North Korea
First waivers in a year cover health care, nutrition and sanitation and follow US reversal on blocking DPRK aid projects
China seizes 100 tons of frogs and scallops, possibly from North Korea
Evidence suggests goods may have originated from the DPRK, highlighting its efforts to continue illicit seafood trade
Why Khamenei’s death could spell the end of North Korea’s friendship with Iran
A visit to Pyongyang helped the cleric become Tehran’s supreme leader, a role in which he based ties on opposition to US
UNICEF says it completed two drinking water projects in North Korea last year
New water supply systems at schools and health care facilities serve over 23,000 people, according to UN aid agency
Regional development takes center stage in North Korea’s new economic plan
Kim Jong Un shifted focus from heavy industry and farming at Party Congress, while projecting nonchalance over sanctions
New Zealand sanctions North Korean military firms, targeting support for Russia
New measures designate two companies and a facilitator tied to DPRK munitions industry
Seoul demands Russian Embassy remove pro-war banner, citing North Korea ties
South Korea condemns Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and military cooperation with Pyongyang in response to display
