Chad O'Carroll | NK News
July 17, 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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DPRK imports from China collapse as official state media warns of ‘food crisis’

DPRK imports from China collapse as official state media warns of ‘food crisis’

Customs data indicates North Korea imported 90% less from China in May than during April

DPRK imports from China collapse as official state media warns of ‘food crisis’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 22, 2021
Photos: Amid North Korean ‘food crisis,’ farmers active near inter-Korean border

Photos: Amid North Korean ‘food crisis,’ farmers active near inter-Korean border

High-powered zoom lens offers a peek into rural North Korea during emerging ‘food crisis’

Photos: Amid North Korean ‘food crisis,’ farmers active near inter-Korean border
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 22, 2021
Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021

Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021

DPRK and Syria have cooperated before on missiles and chemical weapons, but recent letters likely less nefarious

Syria’s Assad is Kim Jong Un’s most frequent pen pal in first half of 2021
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 21, 2021
Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to send large number of staff home soon: Sources

Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to send large number of staff home soon: Sources

Half to two-thirds of remaining staff will return to Moscow in summer due to strict COVID-19 rules in North Korea

Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to send large number of staff home soon: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 16, 2021
Kim Jong Un admits food security issues as party plenum event kicks off

Kim Jong Un admits food security issues as party plenum event kicks off

Kim Jong Un concedes food situation outlook is 'tense', but says economic output has grown overall since last year

Kim Jong Un admits food security issues as party plenum event kicks off
Price spike: Shampoo now selling for $200 in Pyongyang, bananas for $45

Price spike: Shampoo now selling for $200 in Pyongyang, bananas for $45

Imported items selling for up to 10 times higher than normal, raising fears of disrupted supply chains

Price spike: Shampoo now selling for $200 in Pyongyang, bananas for $45
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 15, 2021
Spanish evidence claims Free Joseon used violence, weapons during embassy breach

Spanish evidence claims Free Joseon used violence, weapons during embassy breach

Newly updated court document includes North Korean testimony, photos and CCTV evidence

Spanish evidence claims Free Joseon used violence, weapons during embassy breach
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 14, 2021
G7 nations call for the ‘complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’

G7 nations call for the ‘complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’

Explicit language surrounding the 'complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement (CVID)' of the DPRK excluded

G7 nations call for the ‘complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 13, 2021
North Korea’s electricity exports to China jump amid reported domestic shortages
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North Korea’s electricity exports to China jump amid reported domestic shortages

North Korean power exports to China thought to have low impact on nationwide grid, but local areas could be impacted

North Korea’s electricity exports to China jump amid reported domestic shortages
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 11, 2021
Spain not seeking extradition of South Koreans involved in DPRK embassy break-in

Spain not seeking extradition of South Koreans involved in DPRK embassy break-in

Court documents reveal at least one ROK national implicated in Madrid raid

Spain not seeking extradition of South Koreans involved in DPRK embassy break-in
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 11, 2021
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