Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
NGOs lament North Korea’s reluctance to accept aid despite humanitarian problems
Multiple groups report that they’ve struggled to reach contacts and deliver aid as DPRK prioritizes self-reliance
North Korean soccer star reappears after vanishing from competition 3 years ago
Han Kwang Song starts in World Cup qualifier vs. Syria, after sanctions derailed his career with Qatari club
Chinese law firm to open first office in North Korea despite sanctions concerns
Jingsh say it will support foreign investment and acquisitions, years after UN sanctions drove out other law firms
The growing evidence of North Korean weapons trade with Russia – Ep. 315
The NK News team discusses Pyongyang’s ties with Moscow, overseas IT workers, boat defections and more
US court awards Otto Warmbier’s parents $2.2M in frozen North Korean funds
Money seized from Russian bank to be paid in line with ruling that family is owed $500M over student’s wrongful death
Russia could provide farmland to North Koreans in Far East, governor says
Head of Primorsky Krai says delegation from region will visit DPRK this year to discuss tourism and trade cooperation
Russia has provided technical help to North Korea in exchange for arms: Blinken
Secretary of state says US and South Korea seek to ‘intensify pressure’ on Moscow not to give weapons to DPRK
Why North Korea would supply Russia with short-range ballistic missiles
Seoul says shipment may have happened, and experts say DPRK could use it as opportunity to test new weapons in combat
North Koreans still running restaurant in Laos to earn cash for regime: Report
Managers of restaurant in Vientiane reportedly assisted DPRK IT workers and were previously sanctioned by Seoul
Divisions over how to tackle North Korean human rights issues – Ep. 314
Jacob Reidhead discusses how South Korean politics impact human rights policy, plus analyzing DPRK’s embassy closures
