N.Korea Evading Sanctions Through Web of Illicit Networks

Sanctions have failed to stop North Korea’s weapons program because the regime has a “complex overseas financing and procurement system” earning hard currency from anything from cybercrime to wildlife smuggling, a report said Tuesday. Successive rounds of United Nations sanctions in response to nuclear and ballistic missile tests have sought to choke off North Korea’s … Read more

US Hits China Firm Over North Korea Ties

The US has put sanctions on a Chinese firm and four executives over allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions. Dandong Hongxiang is accused of acting on behalf of a North Korean bank that is on a UN sanctions list to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions come after North Korea sparked … Read more