SINGAPORE – A secretary was aware that her Singapore-based firm and related companies were unlawfully supplying luxury items to North Korea but she failed to alert … helping his father with the …
How North Korea Almost Assassinated a South Korean President
The Republic of Korea may be growing more prosperous year after year, but its citizens grow ever more impatient with the rep …
Hotels of Pyongyang: The North Korea the state wants you to see
When Charles Kennedy visited North Korea for the first time in 2012 he was struck by the elaborate hotels that host foreign visitors. Hotels are individually managed and each has its own distinct …
Why North Korea says it’s joining the coronavirus vaccine race, even though it has no cases
North Korea says it is joining the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, a global contest that has already drafted in some of the world’s best medical minds and is shaping up to cost billions of dollars …
Kim Yo Jong, Sister Of North Korea’s Ruler, Rises Through Ranks With Tough Rhetoric
Her political star has risen since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, leading to speculation that she could one day become the country’s first female leader — if North Korea’s patriarchy would allow it.
What It’s Really Like to Be Wealthy in North Korea
Every country has a jet-set. The privileged one percent. Their wealth affords them luxuries that other people with lesser packed wallets can’t enjoy. But our common perception of this extravagant way …
South Korea cancels corporate license of 2 civic groups that send leaflets into North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Ministry of Unification revoked license permits of two civil groups led by anti-North Korea activists, stating that their operations “raise tensions” and “harm …
Essentra faces new sanctions inquiry after North Korea fine
The FTSE 250 group that this week agreed a £530,000 fine with authorities in the United States over sanctions violations in North Korea is under investigation over possible breaches in a second …
Cigarette filter maker Essentra agrees fine over alleged North Korea breaches
A Middle Eastern subsidiary of UK cigarette filter maker Essentra has agreed to pay a fine of more than half a million pounds to US authorities to settle criminal allegations that it breached …
Cigarette-filter maker settles allegations of violating North Korea sanctions
The Justice Dept. announces a deferred prosecution agreement, its first corporate enforcement action aimed at the financing of Pyongyang’s banned nuclear and weapons programs.