[VOA 뉴스] Discusses the Security Council Chairman’s Statement… Some Progress on Implementation of China Sanctions
The US government announced that it is currently negotiating with members of the Security Council as it seeks to issue a UN Security Council presidential statement condemning North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch. Although attention is focused on whether China and Russia will agree to adopt the declaration, China has been evaluated as having made […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korean West Sea ‘Chinese fishing boat’ appeared … Pay attention to see if there is a ‘sanctions violation’
View text close text Chinese fishing boats have started to be seen again off the west coast of North Korea. Attention is focused on the background of the reappearance of Chinese fishing boats in North Korean waters in a situation where there are doubts about the trade of fishing rights between North Korea and China, […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korea’s ‘grocery bags’ continue to flow… Importing 80 million sacks
White objects that appear to be food bags are regularly intercepted at North Korean ports. North Korea, which is facing a food crisis, appears to be moving to import grain on a large scale, but North Korea imported about 80 million sacks from China last month, raising the possibility that it is linked to the […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korean ‘illegal transfer’ captured again … Continued violation of Security Council Resolutions
One other suspected movement in North Korea’s West Sea was detected as a ship-to-ship transfer. VOA has identified 30 illegal transportations in this area this year, and North Korea continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions in this way. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video editing: Lee Sang-do) This is a satellite photo from ‘Planet Labs’ […]
[VOA 뉴스] ICBM launches ‘center of Sunan Airport’… 4 km further than before
North Korea was found to have tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the midpoint of Pyongyang’s Sunan Airport. Last March, we chose a location close to the missile support facility as the launch site, but this time, we extended the range by launching from a location about 4 km further away. Reporter Ham Ji-ha […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korea’s ballistic missile is ‘strongly condemned’… Proposed Security Council Presidency Statement
The United Nations Security Council held a public meeting in response to North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch and condemned North Korea. The United States showed a strong will to respond, saying it would follow the chairman’s statement, but China and Russia again turned the arrow of criticism to the United States, not North Korea. […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korea’s ICBM launch ‘strong condemnation’ … The international community condemns North Korea’s provocations
The US State Department condemned North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch, and made it clear repeatedly that these actions violate UN Security Council resolutions. The international community also criticized North Korea’s provocations with one voice. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video editing: Lee Sang-do) At a regular briefing on the 18th, Vedant Patel, senior deputy […]
[VOA 뉴스] The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly… Adopted ‘Resolution on Human Rights of North Korea’ for 18 consecutive years
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which deals with human rights issues, adopted a North Korean human rights resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights situation for the 18th consecutive year. With the participation of three countries, including the United States and South Korea, 63 countries participated as co-sponsors of the resolution, and […]
[VOA 뉴스] Stopping ‘Koryo Air officers’… Blocking ‘weapons supplies and stockpiles’
View text close text The US government sanctioned two North Korean officials at Koryo Air and re-designated Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing company, as a target of sanctions. We have also reaffirmed our commitment to stop efforts to fund the illegal weapons program. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports. (Video commentary: Lee Sang-hoon / Video editing: Lee […]
[VOA 뉴스] North Korean merchant ships invade the NLL… Third country ‘deregistration’ in the past
The North Korean merchant ship Mupo, which was withdrawn after crossing the North Limit Line (NLL) in South Korea’s West Sea, turned out to be a vessel whose registration was revoked by a third country in the past. Recently, an expert panel from the North Korea Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council also […]
