NK Report

Only at MHI-NK News: Japan imposes more unilateral North Korea sanctions, By Damin Jung Joint unilateral sanctions by UN member states must be implemented in coordination, expert says U.S. travel ban to North Korea: How will the exemption process work? By Chad O’Carroll Four category exemption system could leave some stakeholders banned from entry Singapore investigating sanctioned N. Korea linked companies, By Leo Byrne Documents show one of the company’s shareholders also a professional wrestler New North Korea tour agency launches in Moscow, By Dagyum Ji Head of Russia’s Travel Agencies Union tells press conference there is “great interest” Chinese exports of diesel to North Korea rose in July, By Leo Byrne Gasoline shipments fell sharply compared to the previous month, however Russia, China have surrendered to U.S. by supporting sanctions: N. Korean media, By Damin Jung In second editorial criticizing Beijing and Moscow in as many days, Rodong attacks “great powers” North Korean media promoting new “Hunting Yankee” first-person shooter game, By Dagyum Ji  Game allows players to kill American soldiers “with a sniper gun,” state-run outlet says North Korea’s fishing industry: Markets, private business, and foreign trade, By Peter Ward New sanctions target a burgeoning entrepreneurial class often independent from the state

Top MHI-NK Stories from around the web: Kaesong revival will be first issue pushed if N.K. sanctions ease: minister (Yonhap News) South Korea’s point man on North Korea said Friday that the now-suspended joint industrial town in Kaesong will be the first issue to be reviewed if Pyongyang halts provocations and international sanctions are eased. .. Japan imposes unilateral sanctions on 8 foreign firms over North Korea (CNN) Japan will impose unilateral sanctions on eight foreign firms and individuals as punishment for their alleged dealings with North Korea. The sanctions are among the latest international efforts to isolate the country and follow sanctions imposed by the UNSC… The 200 Americans Living in North Korea Have Little Time Left to Leave (TIME) When American doctor Stephen Yoon thinks of North Korea, he does not think of ballistic missile tests or the threat of nuclear war. He remembers instead a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, who suffered from spastic quadriplegia that made her unable to stand or sit…Why Most Misread North Korea’s Guam Threat (The Diplomat) North Korea is experimenting with new types of coercive bargaining. “By never having committed to launching the missiles in the first place, merely reviewing the order, Kim can now walk himself back and show restraint by withholding authorization for the launches. Despite the potential for escalation and miscalculation here…”           August Roundup: The Current (Dis-)Equilibrium (PIIE) Stephan Haggard outlines all that is being said dissecting the run-up and fall-off of tensions. “There is continuing debate about the underlying military picture, set in train by a must-read piece by Ted Postol, Markus Schiller and Robert Schmucker at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (link is external). Their conclusion on North Korea’s ICBM…”