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Chad O’Carroll

Chad O’Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Air China to cancel 2017 North Korea service following marathon

Air China to cancel 2017 North Korea service following marathon

Move comes same week as new Pyongyang-Dandong Air Koryo shuttle service announced

Air China to cancel 2017 North Korea service following marathon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 23, 2017
Air Koryo to start twice weekly Pyongyang-Dandong flights
NK PRO

Air Koryo to start twice weekly Pyongyang-Dandong flights

JS781 will depart Pyongyang on Tuesdays and Thursdays to Dandong

Air Koryo to start twice weekly Pyongyang-Dandong flights
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 22, 2017
Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist

Inter-Korean relations got "worse and worse" over past 10 years, specialist journalist says

Engagement “very dangerous” for North Korea: veteran journalist
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 21, 2017
Leaflets promoting new N.Korean medium range missile type found in Seoul

Leaflets promoting new N.Korean medium range missile type found in Seoul

North Korea's ongoing leaflet campaign changes focus to highlight new missile threat

Leaflets promoting new N.Korean medium range missile type found in Seoul
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 20, 2017
Malaysia confirmed Kim Jong Nam’s identity with ‘child’s DNA’: DPM

Malaysia confirmed Kim Jong Nam’s identity with ‘child’s DNA’: DPM

News of DNA recognition casts light on how Malaysian authorities identified corpse

Malaysia confirmed Kim Jong Nam’s identity with ‘child’s DNA’: DPM
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 15, 2017
N.Korea’s Ryomyong street renovation project nearing completion: Photos

N.Korea’s Ryomyong street renovation project nearing completion: Photos

"20,000 trees" being planted along 580-meter street, says Pyongyang Times

N.Korea’s Ryomyong street renovation project nearing completion: Photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 13, 2017
Multilateral meeting over North Korean sanctions canceled by U.S.: sources

Multilateral meeting over North Korean sanctions canceled by U.S.: sources

The consultative body, dubbed "Grim Reaper", is held regularly and in secret: MOFA

Multilateral meeting over North Korean sanctions canceled by U.S.: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Dagyum Ji March 8, 2017
N. Korea launches four projectiles into East Sea: JCS

N. Korea launches four projectiles into East Sea: JCS

Unidentified projectile comes from location N. Korea launches its satellites

N. Korea launches four projectiles into East Sea: JCS
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 5, 2017
Malaysia expels N.Korean ambassador: Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia expels N.Korean ambassador: Kuala Lumpur

Kang Chol has 48 hours to leave the country

Malaysia expels N.Korean ambassador: Kuala Lumpur
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 4, 2017
North Korea’s Air Koryo selling tobacco, soft drinks: photos

North Korea’s Air Koryo selling tobacco, soft drinks: photos

Airline continues business diversification through entry into consumer goods sector

North Korea’s Air Koryo selling tobacco, soft drinks: photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 27, 2017