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July 28, 2024

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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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N. Korean official affirms satellite-launch right, talks of further nuclear test

N. Korean official affirms satellite-launch right, talks of further nuclear test

Satellite launches and threats of nuclear tests an attempt at blackmail, likely to occur anyway, experts say

N. Korean official affirms satellite-launch right, talks of further nuclear test
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 6, 2015
Satellite imagery shows 20-plus floor building at site of Pyongyang collapse
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Satellite imagery shows 20-plus floor building at site of Pyongyang collapse

Imagery from May 2015 back to October 2014 reveals progress at site

Satellite imagery shows 20-plus floor building at site of Pyongyang collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 16, 2015
Claims N. Korean defector earns $41k per speech ‘completely incorrect’

Claims N. Korean defector earns $41k per speech ‘completely incorrect’

Actual rates to start from $12.5K + fees, says speaking agent

Claims N. Korean defector earns $41k per speech ‘completely incorrect’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 30, 2015
Opinion leaders outline 15 ways to improve human rights in North Korea

Opinion leaders outline 15 ways to improve human rights in North Korea

From isolation to engagement, participants issue recommendations to government and civil society

Opinion leaders outline 15 ways to improve human rights in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 25, 2015
Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate
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Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate

Pyongyang's trade fair was very well-attended, but dwindling number of foreign companies

Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 19, 2015
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