Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Song Hwa JONG
Nationality
Korea, North
DoB
1970-02-05
Reg. ID
927220230, Passport
Official reason
OFAC designated Jilin, China-based Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. “China Silver Star” or 延边银星网络科技有限公司), its North Korean CEO, Jong Song Hwa (정성화), and its Vladivostok, Russia-based sister company, Volasys Silver Star. Jong Song Hwa was designated for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirect...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm481
Date of listing
2018-09-13
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13810 of September 20, 2017 Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea
Regime
OFAC country specific / UN
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or by...
Official Information
The United States imposed a near total economic embargo on the DPRK in 1950 after the DPRK attacked the South, sparking the Korean war. Over the following years, some U.S. sanctions were eased, but others were imposed. Executive Order 13810 was issued on September 21, 2017, in the wake of the DPRK’s September 2017 nuclear test and multiple intercon...
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