Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
North Korea imported X-ray, CT machines from China ahead of hospital openings
Data shows DPRK brought in $2.1M in medical equipment in October, while exporting sanctioned iron and seafood
US senators sound alarm over alleged sale of Trump-backed crypto to North Korea
Reported links between actors tied to DPRK and World Liberty Financial raise security concerns, Democrats warn
Russian airline begins routing flights over North Korea, long avoided by others
S7 Airline’s flights between Vladivostok and Shanghai likely net the DPRK fees but raise safety, sanctions concerns
New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling
Operation near Japan follows dispatch of a patrol aircraft to support DPRK sanctions enforcement earlier this month
Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast
Initiative to explore deep-sea shelf aims to help DPRK address energy shortages and secure Russian access to deposits
North Koreans are buying cars like never before, straining Pyongyang’s limits
Relaxed rules appear to be driving an uptick in private car ownership, as a new wealthy class embraces Chinese imports
US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs
Five individuals charged with wire fraud and identity theft, as Washington seeks $15M in crypto stolen by Pyongyang
North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine
Sanctioned DPRK arms firm reportedly behind deployment to Tatarstan region, deepening military ties over the war
North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks
Top diplomats eye ties in tourism, diplomacy and other fields, discuss cooperation via ASEAN and Non-Aligned Movement
Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month
Operation based out of Japan aimed to document DPRK ship-to-ship transfers in violation of UN sanctions
