Category: Sanctions

March 23, 2023

Moon Jae-in’s Blue House Official:  “Bundles of Cash Sent to North Korea through Seongnam Airport”

2023-2-9, JoongAng Ilbo [TRANSLATION] [Truncated] In that case, did the Moon Jae-in government not have any remittances to North Korea? In this regard, I have heard something noteworthy. According to...

Categories Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News

October 8, 2022

How North Korea Launders Money using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions

2022-10-8, Tara O North Korea launders money via cryptocurrency to circumvent the banking system, according to a former National Intelligence Service (NIS) official who recently left the NIS. He initially...

Categories North Korea/Sanctions

August 21, 2022

[Exclusive] Shocking Testimony of a Senior NIS official: NIS Under Moon Bought a Villa, Yacht in Preparation for Kim Jong-un’s Potential Visit

September 2022 Issue, Choi Woo-seok, Chosun Monthly [TRANSLATION] ⊙ “Around June 2019, the NIS bought a ₩1,600,000,000 (~$1.37 million) villa in Paju, where his party would stay during his reciprocal...

Categories Defectors/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News/Whistleblower

October 8, 2020

Using Tricks to Protect Money for North Korea…Im Jong-seok and GyeongMoonHyeop Blocked the South Korean Government Redemption of $210,000 (₩230 Million)

2020-10-5, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] The Foundation of Inter-Korea Cooperation [literal translation: South-North Economic and Cultural Cooperation Foundation, 남북경제문화협력재단; GyeongMoonHyeop (경문협) for short] is a private organization registered with the Ministry...

Categories North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

June 20, 2020

Quotes: South Korean President, Ruling Party Lawmakers Justify Kim Yo-jong and North Korea Destroying the Liaison Building, Express Desire to Violate Sanctions

2020-6-20, Tara O Earlier this month Kim Yo-jong (김여정) hurled several lengthy diatribes against South Korea, particularly against President Moon Jae-in.  During her invective, she threatened to blow up the...

Categories Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/S-N/Sanctions/Security/South Korea/Subversion/Treason

June 3, 2020

Moon Jae-in Government is Making a Law to Allow North Korean Companies to Operate Businesses in South Korea

2020-6-1, Freedom-Korea.com [Translation] Moon Jae-in stands while Kim Jong-un signs, 2018 The Moon Jae-in administration recently released a draft amendment to the “South-North Exchange and Cooperation Act” (남북교류협력에 관한 법률). ...

Categories Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

November 15, 2019

157 South Korean Lawmakers, Excluding the Liberty Korea Party, Urged “Resumption of Gaesong Industrial Complex and Geumgang Mountain Tourism”

2019-11-13, TV Chosun  (Translation) On October 13, 2019, 157 lawmakers from the ruling and non-ruling parties, excluding the Liberty Korea Party, jointly proposed a resolution calling for the resumption of...

Categories Lobbying/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News

September 19, 2019

Cho Kuk, North Korea’s Coal Shipping, and Sanctions Against North Korea

2019-9-19, Tara O President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk (조국) as the Justice Minister on September 9, 2019, despite numerous allegations of unethical and illegal activities, including corruption, abuse of...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea

August 31, 2019

“Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency”–The 5th Declaration on the Korean State of Affairs by Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service

2019-8-26, Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service “Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency” On August 23, the Moon Jae-in Government announced its decision to withdraw from the...

Categories Alliance/Japan/Liberal Democracy/Nuclear weapons/Sanctions/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

April 14, 2019

Korea Customs Service Considers Labeling “Made in South Korea” on Goods Produced in North Korea

2019-4-13, TV Chosun The Korea Customs Service (KCS, 관세청) of South Korea has begun to consider measures to approve a ‘Made in [South] Korea’ label, not just for products made...

Categories Economy/North Korea/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News