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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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N.Korea launches three mid-range ballistic missiles: JCS

N.Korea launches three mid-range ballistic missiles: JCS

Missiles come three days after joint U.S.-South Korean drills finish

N.Korea launches three mid-range ballistic missiles: JCS
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 4, 2016
North Korean SLBM launch was a success, says Kim Jong Un

North Korean SLBM launch was a success, says Kim Jong Un

Third party observers agree that test firing was a success

North Korean SLBM launch was a success, says Kim Jong Un
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 24, 2016
North Korea test fires a submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea test fires a submarine-launched ballistic missile

Test comes on day three of joint U.S. - South Korean military drills

North Korea test fires a submarine-launched ballistic missile
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 23, 2016
Fire took place at North Korean coal mine, badly burned workers

Fire took place at North Korean coal mine, badly burned workers

Specifics on casualties and scale of fire missing from state media reports

Fire took place at North Korean coal mine, badly burned workers
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 23, 2016
Defector diplomat accused of sexual crimes with minor: N.Korean state media

Defector diplomat accused of sexual crimes with minor: N.Korean state media

Accusation shows cultural understanding of Western sensitivities, expert says

Defector diplomat accused of sexual crimes with minor: N.Korean state media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Dagyum Ji August 20, 2016
Photo tour part 2: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair
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Photo tour part 2: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair

Part two of NK Pro's exclusive photo tour of the recently held 6th annual Rason trade fair

Photo tour part 2: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 18, 2016
S.Korea says preparing ‘countermeasures’ to N.Korean plutonium claims

S.Korea says preparing ‘countermeasures’ to N.Korean plutonium claims

Issue of THAAD deployment could make it harder for Seoul to coordinate intl' response

S.Korea says preparing ‘countermeasures’ to N.Korean plutonium claims
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 18, 2016
Photo tour part 1: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair
NK PRO

Photo tour part 1: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair

Part one of NK Pro's exclusive photo tour of the recently held 6th annual Rason trade fair

Photo tour part 1: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 17, 2016
North Korean diplomat defects to South Korea: MoU

North Korean diplomat defects to South Korea: MoU

Minister Thae arrived recently from UK with wife and children, unification ministry says

North Korean diplomat defects to South Korea: MoU
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 17, 2016
First U.S. tourist visits North Korean city of Sinuiju: Koryo Tours

First U.S. tourist visits North Korean city of Sinuiju: Koryo Tours

Development could lead to Americans being able to access Pyongyang by train

First U.S. tourist visits North Korean city of Sinuiju: Koryo Tours
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 15, 2016