The Treasury Department said Chinyong, which was placed under U.S. sanctions in May 2023, uses a network of companies and representatives to manage delegations of North Korean IT workers operating in …
U.S., South Korea launch task force to thwart North Korean oil smuggling
The United States and South Korea launched a task force to counter North Korea’s illicit oil smuggling operations, both governments said Wednesday, as Russia appears to be helping the regime …
US North Korea sanctions target individuals, Russia, China and UAE-based firms
Years of U.S.-led international sanctions have failed to halt North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs … reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, …
North Korea censored footage of a benign English gardening show because its presenter was wearing jeans
North Korea censored footage of the TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh to hide the fact that he was wearing jeans. North Korea’s Central TV broadcast Titchmarsh’s 2010 show “Garden Secrets” recently, but …
US, South Korea set up task force to block North Korea oil shipments
The United States and South Korea this week launched a new task force aimed at preventing North Korea from procuring illicit oil, as deadlock at the United Nations Security Council casts doubts over …
US and Ally Move To Block North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program
The joint task force hopes to disrupt illicit flows of refined petroleum that fuel Pyongyang’s weapons buildup.
Upholding North Korea Sanctions in the Age of Decentralised Finance
This paper aims to examine cryptocurrency mixers’ distinct technical, legal and regulatory dimensions and the challenges they pose to the sanctions regime. The paper provides detailed background …
North Korea’s tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest. Take a closer look at the ‘Hotel of Doom.’
At 1,080 feet, North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.
Inside a Top-Secret U.S. Military Bunker as North Korea Tensions Rise
WSJ’s Timothy Martin goes inside an underground bunker complex where operations of U.S. and South Korean forces would be centralized during a war with the Kim Jong Un regime. Photo: Diana Chan …
North Korea says Japan’s prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon
North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.