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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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US Alleges North Korea Breaching UN Sanctions By Selling Fuel
The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters, and demanded an immediate end to all sales of the fuel.
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China Puts Hold On US Bid For UN Ban Of Ships Over North Korea Smuggling
China has put a hold on a US request at the United Nations to ban 33 ships from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping firms for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions, according to a document seen by AFP on Monday.
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North Korea Evades Sanctions With Ships That Change Names
As Washington and Seoul try to maintain a unified front against North Korea, the case of two cargo ships shows how Kim Jong Un's regime keeps finding ways to evade increasingly tough international sanctions aimed at halting its nuclear weapons program.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Approved North Korean Official's Visit To Pursue Peace: South Korea
South Korea said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by a sanctioned North Korean official, blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship, in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding.
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China Investigates Suspected North Korea Sanctions Breach
China said Thursday it was investigating allegations that a ship marked with Chinese characters transferred cargo to a North Korean vessel in a potential violation of UN sanctions on the high seas.
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Despite Sanctions North Korea Exported Coal To South, Japan Via Russia: Report
North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
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Seoul Seizes Panama Vessel For Alleged North Korea Ties: Report
South Korea has seized a Panama-flagged ship suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in breach of UN sanctions, a report said Sunday.
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Hong Kong Ship Crew Questioned In South Korea For Oil Transfer To North
The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday.
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Squeezing North Korea - Old Friends Take Steps To Isolate Regime
From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visa-free travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country.
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Philippines Seizes North Korean Cargo Ship To Enforce UN Sanctions
The Philippines said today it had seized a North Korean freighter that was covered by harsher United Nations' sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.
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North Korea Shipping Firm Skirts Sanctions by Renaming Ships: United Nations
A UN-blacklisted North Korean shipping company has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues its illicit shipments in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a UN experts report seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Panama: United Nations finds North Korea ship violated sanctions
A preliminary report by a team of United Nations experts has determined that a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama for carrying weapons violated UN sanctions, the Panamanian government said on Wednesday.
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US concerned over North Korean arms ship, Panama awaits UN
A United Nations team is due to arrive in Panama next month to inspect a North Korean ship which was seized carrying arms from Cuba, a potential breach of U.N. sanctions that the United States said was "incredibly concerning."
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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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US Alleges North Korea Breaching UN Sanctions By Selling Fuel
The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters, and demanded an immediate end to all sales of the fuel.
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China Puts Hold On US Bid For UN Ban Of Ships Over North Korea Smuggling
China has put a hold on a US request at the United Nations to ban 33 ships from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping firms for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions, according to a document seen by AFP on Monday.
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North Korea Evades Sanctions With Ships That Change Names
As Washington and Seoul try to maintain a unified front against North Korea, the case of two cargo ships shows how Kim Jong Un's regime keeps finding ways to evade increasingly tough international sanctions aimed at halting its nuclear weapons program.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Approved North Korean Official's Visit To Pursue Peace: South Korea
South Korea said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by a sanctioned North Korean official, blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship, in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding.
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China Investigates Suspected North Korea Sanctions Breach
China said Thursday it was investigating allegations that a ship marked with Chinese characters transferred cargo to a North Korean vessel in a potential violation of UN sanctions on the high seas.
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Despite Sanctions North Korea Exported Coal To South, Japan Via Russia: Report
North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
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Seoul Seizes Panama Vessel For Alleged North Korea Ties: Report
South Korea has seized a Panama-flagged ship suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in breach of UN sanctions, a report said Sunday.
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Hong Kong Ship Crew Questioned In South Korea For Oil Transfer To North
The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday.
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Squeezing North Korea - Old Friends Take Steps To Isolate Regime
From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visa-free travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country.
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Philippines Seizes North Korean Cargo Ship To Enforce UN Sanctions
The Philippines said today it had seized a North Korean freighter that was covered by harsher United Nations' sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.
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North Korea Shipping Firm Skirts Sanctions by Renaming Ships: United Nations
A UN-blacklisted North Korean shipping company has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues its illicit shipments in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a UN experts report seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Panama: United Nations finds North Korea ship violated sanctions
A preliminary report by a team of United Nations experts has determined that a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama for carrying weapons violated UN sanctions, the Panamanian government said on Wednesday.
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US concerned over North Korean arms ship, Panama awaits UN
A United Nations team is due to arrive in Panama next month to inspect a North Korean ship which was seized carrying arms from Cuba, a potential breach of U.N. sanctions that the United States said was "incredibly concerning."
