AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMissile Tests: North Korea says it fired two types of strategic cruise missiles from a submarine into the East Sea on Wednesday, its first underwater-launched tests in nearly three years. The tests come amid heightened tensions with Seoul after a DMZ landmine blast and a South Korean hypersonic-weapon test. China Ties: A four-lane bridge between Sinuiju and Dandong opened Thursday, 12 years after its completion. The crossing could expand trade with North Korea’s main economic partner, though analysts warn greater traffic may complicate sanctions enforcement and deepen Pyongyang’s reliance on Beijing. Illicit Revenue: U.S. authorities say they disrupted a North Korean IT-worker scheme that infiltrated more than 70 companies, charging 14 people and seizing 187 devices linked to laptop farms allegedly used to funnel earnings to Pyongyang. Russia Links: A think tank says North Korean workers at a Russian drone factory could help Pyongyang build drone capabilities, as military cooperation between the two countries grows.
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