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Amazon Denies Jobs To 1,800 North Koreans Over Fund-Laundering Fears
US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds.
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US Nail Salon Worker Earned Over Rs 8 Crore With 13 Remote IT Jobs. How He Got Caught
Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong earned over $970,000 in salaries for software development work, which authorities claim was performed by North Korean operatives based in Shenyang.
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Company Hacked After Accidentally Hiring North Korean Cyber Criminal For Remote Job
A company recently found itself in a difficult situation after it accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker, who later stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.
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Fake Names, Papers: How North Koreans Seek Remote Job In Western Tech Firms
Using fake names, sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Tightens Ruling Party Discipline, Appoints New Politburo Members
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reinforced the ruling Workers' Party discipline and appointed new members of its powerful politburo, state media KCNA reported on 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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US Says North Korean Remittances At Risk If It Conducts Nuclear Test
A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top US diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region has said.
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South Korea Says Unclear How Much Kaesong Wages North Korea Used For Weapon Programme
Seoul admitted Monday it was not clear how much of the wages paid to North Korean workers at a joint industrial zone were used to fund Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development.
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North Korea Says To Freeze Assets Of South Korean Firms At Kaesong
North Korea said on Thursday it was expelling all South Korean workers from the Kaesong industrial zone and freezing the assets of companies operating there, calling the South's decision to suspend operations at the zone a "declaration of war."
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Taxis Parade Once-Empty Streets of North Korean Capital
Ahead of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party anniversary on Saturday, it is a parade of taxis, not tanks, that stands out most in the isolated country's capital, Pyongyang.Parts of impoverished North Korea have been serviced for decades by a small fleet of run-down taxis, but in the last few years the industry has mushroomed in Pyongyang, fuelled b...
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North, South Korea Reach Agreement in Kaesong Wage Row
South Korea said Tuesday it had reached agreement with Pyongyang on a wage hike for North Korean workers at their Kaesong joint economic zone, ending a six-month dispute.
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Pyongyang Style: North Korea Girl Bands Rock China's Border
Like many Chinese hotels, the Kunlun International hotel has rock bottom prices. It also boasts rooms with round beds and dance poles, and an all-female North Korean rock band who belt out "Anthem of the Worker's Party" and other socialist classics every night.
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Last South Korean workers to leave joint factory zone
South Korea was due on Monday to pull out its last remaining workers from a factory zone in North Korea -- a rare symbol of cross-border cooperation now crippled by the stand-off on the Korean peninsula.
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New North Korean leader ascends to party leadership
North Korea indicated on Monday that Kim Jong-un, the son and successor of its deceased leader, Kim Jong-il, was being elevated to the top of the ruling Workers' Party's hierarchy, calling him head of its Central Committee.
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Amazon Denies Jobs To 1,800 North Koreans Over Fund-Laundering Fears
US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds.
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US Nail Salon Worker Earned Over Rs 8 Crore With 13 Remote IT Jobs. How He Got Caught
Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong earned over $970,000 in salaries for software development work, which authorities claim was performed by North Korean operatives based in Shenyang.
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Company Hacked After Accidentally Hiring North Korean Cyber Criminal For Remote Job
A company recently found itself in a difficult situation after it accidentally hired a North Korean IT worker, who later stole sensitive data and attempted to extort the company after being fired.
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Fake Names, Papers: How North Koreans Seek Remote Job In Western Tech Firms
Using fake names, sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Tightens Ruling Party Discipline, Appoints New Politburo Members
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reinforced the ruling Workers' Party discipline and appointed new members of its powerful politburo, state media KCNA reported on 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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US Says North Korean Remittances At Risk If It Conducts Nuclear Test
A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top US diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region has said.
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South Korea Says Unclear How Much Kaesong Wages North Korea Used For Weapon Programme
Seoul admitted Monday it was not clear how much of the wages paid to North Korean workers at a joint industrial zone were used to fund Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development.
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North Korea Says To Freeze Assets Of South Korean Firms At Kaesong
North Korea said on Thursday it was expelling all South Korean workers from the Kaesong industrial zone and freezing the assets of companies operating there, calling the South's decision to suspend operations at the zone a "declaration of war."
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Taxis Parade Once-Empty Streets of North Korean Capital
Ahead of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party anniversary on Saturday, it is a parade of taxis, not tanks, that stands out most in the isolated country's capital, Pyongyang.Parts of impoverished North Korea have been serviced for decades by a small fleet of run-down taxis, but in the last few years the industry has mushroomed in Pyongyang, fuelled b...
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North, South Korea Reach Agreement in Kaesong Wage Row
South Korea said Tuesday it had reached agreement with Pyongyang on a wage hike for North Korean workers at their Kaesong joint economic zone, ending a six-month dispute.
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Pyongyang Style: North Korea Girl Bands Rock China's Border
Like many Chinese hotels, the Kunlun International hotel has rock bottom prices. It also boasts rooms with round beds and dance poles, and an all-female North Korean rock band who belt out "Anthem of the Worker's Party" and other socialist classics every night.
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Last South Korean workers to leave joint factory zone
South Korea was due on Monday to pull out its last remaining workers from a factory zone in North Korea -- a rare symbol of cross-border cooperation now crippled by the stand-off on the Korean peninsula.
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New North Korean leader ascends to party leadership
North Korea indicated on Monday that Kim Jong-un, the son and successor of its deceased leader, Kim Jong-il, was being elevated to the top of the ruling Workers' Party's hierarchy, calling him head of its Central Committee.
