Once the punchline of every cyberattack joke, North Korea has since become a global hacking power. Cyberattacks on financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges are now a major source of income for Kim Jong-un’s regime

With North and South Korea in the process of arranging a fourth summit, talk of uniting the two countries is getting louder. However, much needs to occur before a reunification could be considered economically viable

The US has imposed sanctions on two Chinese shipping firms for supplying goods to North Korea. These punitive measures are the first that have been imposed since talks between the US and North Korea broke down last month

Report finds new evidence of North Korean involvement in cyberattacks targeting owners of cryptocurrency

North Korean businesses operating within China have 120 days to close down following the latest UN resolution

The Trump administration has accused the Bank of Dandong of laundering money for the North Korean regime, placing the bank under review

Since the early 1990s, economic sanctions have emerged as a favoured foreign policy tool. With the US ramping up measures against North Korea and Russia, it seems sanctions are here to stay – despite their many flaws

Chinese telecommunications group ZTE has pleaded guilty to violating US sanctions after selling US-made goods to North Korea and Iran

Financial communications platform SWIFT has dropped the remaining North Korean banks from its system amid growing political pressure