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Petrov on the Chinese boat situation
UPDATE: The PRC’s China Daily has published a timeline and related information on the “Hikacked” fishing vessel. ORIGINAL POST (2012-5-25): Leonid Petrov writes in the Asia Times: China often describes...
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122 ROK ships affected by GPS jamming
UPDATE 4 (2012-5-31): Three arrested in South Korea over GPS jamming. According to the Choson Ilbo: Spies in South Korea were involved in North Korea’s recent jamming of GPS signals, police said...
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Cyber attack capabilities and speculation
According to the Joong Ang Ilbo: North Korea was caught attempting cyberattacks on Incheon International Airport using viruses planted in game programs, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police...
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North Korea aiding Syria to upgrade Scud D capability
According to IHS Janes: In marked disregard of UN sanctions (Resolutions 1718 from 2006 and 1874 from 2009 both prohibit North Korea from conducting security-related exports), North Korean technicians...
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Chinese customs confiscate North Korean wildlife products
By Michael Rank Pictured above: North Korean tiger bone wine in Rason tourist shop (Source here) Chinese visitors to North Korea are increasingly bringing back endangered wildlife products, a Chinese...
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DPRK and the ivory trade
As is well known, North Korean embassies self-finance their operational revenue and salaries. They also remit funds back to Pyongyang. As far as I am aware, the DPRK may have the only foreign service...
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DPRK ships missile parts to Syria
According to the Korea Herald: A shipment of graphite cylinders usable in a missile program and suspected to have come from North Korea was found in May aboard a Chinese ship en route to Syria in what...
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2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
It has been a while since much attention was focused on the DPRK’s capacity to produce narcotics for export, however, the DPRK did get a mention in the US Department of State’s 2013 International...
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Kiribati issued passports to North Korean
According to the Choson Ilbo: The tiny South Pacific island nation of Kiribati issued passports to North Korean businessmen until 2004 as a “means of generating revenue,” its president has admitted....
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DPRK “Centrifuge Rods” seized from Singapore ship
UPDATE 4 (2013-3-27): Myanmar leader denies the materials were bound for his country. According to Yonhap: Ko Ko Hlaing, chief political advisor to Myanmar President Thein Sein, explicitly denied the...
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DPRK illicit trade activities
Marcus Noland offers a new estimate of the DPRK’s illicit trade activities: According to Marcus Noland: The chart above shows our estimates of illicit revenues (inclusive of arms sales) as a share of...
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Taiwanese arrested over DPRK weapons shipments
Here is a summary provided by ISIS. Here is a statement taken from the FBI web page: Taiwanese Father and Son Arrested for Allegedly Violating U.S. Laws to Prevent Proliferation of Weapons of Mass...
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Cuba – DPRK military shipment intercepted in Panama
UPDATE 6 (2013-7-20): The Washington Post updates us on other shipments between the DPRK and Cuba: The freighter’s detention has thrown a light on the secretive deals North Korea is making, possibly in...
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North Koreans with diplomatic passports held for smuggling in Mongolia
According to Yonhap (via Global Post): North Koreans carrying diplomatic passports were caught smuggling medicine by Mongolian customs officials, a report said Tuesday. The UB Post monitored in Seoul...
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DPRK tried to ship gas masks to Syria
According to the Los Angeles Times: North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria this spring, presumably for use in the Middle East nation’s chemical weapons program, but the shipment was intercepted...
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North Korean meth ring uncovered
UPDATE 1 (2013-11-20): The New York Times offers additional details: Five men have been charged with conspiracy to import 100 kilograms of nearly pure North Korean-produced methamphetamine into the...
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US OFAC expands sanctions list
According to the Daily NK: It is believed that representatives from Excellence Mineral Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Soe Min Htaeik Co. recently met with North Korean authorities to facilitate the import...
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Loopholes in UN sanctions against North Korea
A new article in 38 North by Hugh Griffiths and Lawrence Dermody. Here is the introduction: The latest United Nations report on North Korean sanctions has once again highlighted the role of foreign...
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North Koreans attend Russian arms expo
According to Yonhap: North Korea sent a delegation to a Russian arms exposition last week, a news report said Tuesday, in an apparent sign of Pyongyang’s continuing interest in trading arms despite...
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US federal court rules against DPRK
In July 2014 a US federal court found the DPRK guilty of proliferating weapons and providing training to Hezbollah. Here is the ruling (PDF).
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