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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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Exclusive: New low-visibility corvette spotted in North Korea

Exclusive: New low-visibility corvette spotted in North Korea

NK Pro analysis reveals state of North Korea's warship modernization program

Exclusive: New low-visibility corvette spotted in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 8, 2016
Senior U.S. official says N.Korean denuclearization ‘a lost cause’

Senior U.S. official says N.Korean denuclearization ‘a lost cause’

State Department spokesperson responds: "nothing’s changed … that’s not our position"

Senior U.S. official says N.Korean denuclearization ‘a lost cause’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 26, 2016
Despite reported flood construction halt, work continues on Ryomyong Street

Despite reported flood construction halt, work continues on Ryomyong Street

Construction notable given flood aid re-deployment announcements

Despite reported flood construction halt, work continues on Ryomyong Street
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 21, 2016
Ahead of debate, N.Korean mid-range missile launch fails

Ahead of debate, N.Korean mid-range missile launch fails

Launch failure ahead of U.S. Presidential debate

Ahead of debate, N.Korean mid-range missile launch fails
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 19, 2016
Koryolink cell network starts Pyongyang taxi service, photo suggests

Koryolink cell network starts Pyongyang taxi service, photo suggests

Cellphone provider, possibly cash-rich for not remitting profits to Egyptian investor, enters market

Koryolink cell network starts Pyongyang taxi service, photo suggests
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 19, 2016
Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

North Korean construction expert blames disaster, loss of life on poor building effort

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 13, 2016
Male N.Korean tour guides sent to help with flood relief efforts

Male N.Korean tour guides sent to help with flood relief efforts

Redeployment comes amid tourism industry slowdown

Male N.Korean tour guides sent to help with flood relief efforts
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 10, 2016
Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Singapore-based architect talks bringing diversity to a city more famous for concrete blocks

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 29, 2016
New speed limits introduced around sites of reverence in Pyongyang

New speed limits introduced around sites of reverence in Pyongyang

Speed limits as low as five kilometers per hour introduced around key statues in Pyongyang

New speed limits introduced around sites of reverence in Pyongyang
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 22, 2016
Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun

Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun

Kim Jong Un "acting exactly like Hitler", former Deputy Commander says

Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 14, 2016