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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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Photos show construction stalled at Pyongyang building prior to collapse
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Photos show construction stalled at Pyongyang building prior to collapse

Prior to collapse, photos show no sign of construction activity despite unfinished nature of building

Photos show construction stalled at Pyongyang building prior to collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 16, 2015
N. Korea fires three short-range missiles from East coast

N. Korea fires three short-range missiles from East coast

Projectiles were KN-01 type rockets, Seoul says

N. Korea fires three short-range missiles from East coast
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 14, 2015
Socialist-era rock band to perform in Pyongyang on Liberation Day anniversary

Socialist-era rock band to perform in Pyongyang on Liberation Day anniversary

Group banned by former Yugoslavian authorities to perform two August concerts in North Korea

Socialist-era rock band to perform in Pyongyang on Liberation Day anniversary
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 11, 2015
Fire breaks out at Pyongyang’s iconic Koryo hotel: source

Fire breaks out at Pyongyang’s iconic Koryo hotel: source

Fire no longer burning, sources indicate

Fire breaks out at Pyongyang’s iconic Koryo hotel: source
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 11, 2015
Could Telco-In-A-Box help N. Koreans communicate with outside world?

Could Telco-In-A-Box help N. Koreans communicate with outside world?

New technology, combined with satellite internet and solar panels, could allow independent cell network

Could Telco-In-A-Box help N. Koreans communicate with outside world?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 28, 2015
WomenCrossDMZ took ‘boilerplate’ propaganda march in N. Korea: Observers

WomenCrossDMZ took ‘boilerplate’ propaganda march in N. Korea: Observers

WomenCrossDMZ event hosted by North Korea 'for domestic propaganda reasons'

WomenCrossDMZ took ‘boilerplate’ propaganda march in N. Korea: Observers
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 26, 2015
N. Korean doctor and wife captured by Islamic State in Libya: local media

N. Korean doctor and wife captured by Islamic State in Libya: local media

Pair were captured after returning from work at local hospital, local media says

N. Korean doctor and wife captured by Islamic State in Libya: local media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 25, 2015
Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey

Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey

Tourism takes dive due to combination of factors caused by Pyongyang

Tourism to North Korea dropped 40% in 2014 – NK News survey
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 21, 2015
N. Korea claims long-held ability to miniaturize nukes

N. Korea claims long-held ability to miniaturize nukes

Expert suggests claim could be true, but that several key hurdles remain

N. Korea claims long-held ability to miniaturize nukes
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 20, 2015
North Korea’s million man army: potential peacekeeping force?

North Korea’s million man army: potential peacekeeping force?

Could KPA go from threat to international security to contributor toward international peace?

North Korea’s million man army: potential peacekeeping force?