Last Updated: January 19, 2026
KOREA RYONBONG GENERAL CORPORATION
Aliases
KOREA YONBONG GENERAL CORPORATION; LYONGAKSAN GENERAL TRADING CORPORATION
Address
Pot'onggang District, Pyongyang, Korea, North; Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, Korea, North
Official reason
OFAC designated 10 representatives of the Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (Ryonbong), which has been designated by the UN and the United States. Ryonbong specializes in acquisition for North Korean defense industries and support to Pyongyang's military-related sales. Its procurements also probably support North Korea's chemical weapons program...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0257
Date of listing
2005-06-29
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544
Regime
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Target State
Non-Proliferation
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)
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