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SECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

CompanyLast read from source 21 Oct 2026

9 listings in force8 authoritiesKP
9
Sanctions
Listings in force
9
People
Recorded
2
Related companies
Direct links
1
Countries
Connections
43
Events
Last 3 years
10
Sources
11 records

Findings by area

  • SanctionsRecords foundSanctioned by 8 authorities: Japan MOF, Australia DFAT, Taiwan International Trade Administration, EU, OFAC, Switzerland SECO, UK OFSI, UN Security Council. Includes a UN Security Council listing, which binds every member state. Confirmed present in a source snapshot within the last 90 days.
  • Debarment & exclusion— Checked, nothing found16 sources read, none holding a record for this company.
  • Ownership & controlRecords foundControlled by a designated company: KOREAN TANGUN TRADING CORPORATION.
  • People— Not assessedNothing has been read for this company on this dimension.
  • Identity & registration— Not assessedNothing has been read for this company on this dimension.
  • JurisdictionRecords foundNorth Korea is named on a jurisdiction designation list — European Commission, EU list of high-risk third countries (AMLD Art. 9), section III: “High-risk third countries which present ongoing and substantial money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks, having repeatedly failed to address the identified deficiencies and which are identified by FATF Public Statement.” That is a call for action, the strongest category these lists carry. The designation is of the jurisdiction, not of this record.
  • Court records— Not assessedNothing has been read for this company on this dimension.

Sanctions9 active

  • Taiwan International Trade AdministrationActive

    Strategic high-tech commodities entity list

    Designation date not published by this authority · Taiwan SHTC export entity list

  • Taiwan International Trade AdministrationActive

    Strategic high-tech commodities entity list

    Designation date not published by this authority · Taiwan SHTC export entity list

  • Switzerland SECOActive

    North Korea

    Designated 27 Mar 2013 · Switzerland SECO Sanctions List

  • Japan MOFActive

    asset-freeze

    Designation date not published by this authority · Japan MOF Sanctions List

  • Australia DFATActive

    1718 (DPRK)

    Designated 20 Feb 2026 · Australia DFAT Consolidated List

  • UK OFSIActive

    Democratic People's Republic of Korea

    Designated 7 Mar 2013 · UK Sanctions List (FCDO)

Ownership & control

KOREAN TANGUN TRADING C…KP · 12 active listingsSECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCESKP · 9 active listingsACADEMY OF NATIONAL DEF…KP · 8 active listings

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SECO states a relation between these two records; the nature of the relation is not stated. Switzerland SECO Sanctions List. Registry filing

SECO states a relation between these two records; the nature of the relation is not stated. Switzerland SECO Sanctions List. Registry filing

Key people

Chun-sik CHOEConnected partySanctioned · OFAC, EU

Was the Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the Head of the DPRK's long-range missile programme... Born 12 Oct 1954. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Chang-ha CHANGConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

President of Second Academy of Natural Sciences. Born 10 Jan 1964. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Kyong-hwa CHANGConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

Official at Second Academy of Natural Sciences. Born 13 Nov 1951. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Kwang Sok SIMConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

Born 16 Sep 1971. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Myong Hyon CHOEConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

Born 20 Jan 1966. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Chol Hak KANGConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

Born 6 Sep 1962. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Song Hun KIMConnected partySanctioned · OFAC

Born 10 Apr 1978. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

Kwang Chol PYONConnected partySanctioned · OFAC, EU

a deputy representative for a suspected front company of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences in Dalian (China). Born 16 Sep 1964. KP. OFAC SDN. Official source, matched by name

On the record

Legal name
SECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Also known as
SECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES · 2ND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES · CHE 2 CHAYON KWAHAKWON · ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES +16
Jurisdiction
KP
First recorded here
21 Jul 2026

Recent changes

  1. Sanction lifted: US CSL (ISN) — E.O. 13382

    5 Oct 2026 · US Consolidated Screening List

  2. Alias recorded: 2nd ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

    13 Sept 2026 · UK Sanctions List (FCDO)

  3. Sanction listed: OFAC — NPWMD

    10 Sept 2026 · OFAC SDN

  4. Sanction listed: US CSL (ISN) — E.O. 13382

    10 Sept 2026 · US Consolidated Screening List

  5. Sanction listed: EU — PRK

    10 Sept 2026 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

  6. Alias recorded: Sansri

    10 Sept 2026 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Recent timeline

  1. 7 Mar 2013First designation on fileAustralia DFAT
  2. 5 Oct 20261 listing lifted
  3. 21 Oct 2026Last read from source