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Yu Py Ung

  1. Australia sanctions two North Korean individuals and two entities over 'fraudulent' IT workers funding nuclear and missile programmes

    Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Oct 23 that Australia imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on two North Korean individuals and two entities accused of placing North Korean IT workers in remote jobs overseas and sending the earnings home to fund nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, in breach of UN Security Council resolutions. The two men, Sim Hyon Sop and Yu Py Ung, have been identified by US authorities as key financial intermediaries. The action was coordinated with partners including the European Union.

    Oct 23, 2026 Afternoon