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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New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts

New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts

A Republican bill aims to terminate social media accounts belonging to U.S.-declared “state sponsors of terror”

New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 26, 2021
Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal

Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal

"Kim Jong-un of North Korea ... never respected the current President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in"

Trump says Kim Jong Un ‘never respected’ Moon Jae-in, slams cost-sharing deal
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 23, 2021
Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade

Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade

Imported items like Coca-Cola and chocolate returned to shelves amid rumors of gradual border trade reopening

Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 20, 2021
North Korea doesn’t want its people to know about COVID-19 vaccine rollout

North Korea doesn’t want its people to know about COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Despite heavy coverage of COVID-19’s tragic impact overseas, DPRK state media remains silent on global vaccine rollout

North Korea doesn’t want its people to know about COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko April 19, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s $2 million aid donation raises cash transfer questions
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Kim Jong Un’s $2 million aid donation raises cash transfer questions

The North Korean leader has gifted aid funds and stipends to Chongryon in Japan every year since becoming leader

Kim Jong Un’s $2 million aid donation raises cash transfer questions
Gold, silver and sapphire? North Korea markets sanctioned sculptures and jewelry
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Gold, silver and sapphire? North Korea markets sanctioned sculptures and jewelry

The country’s latest Foreign Trade magazine touts artwork from a studio sanctioned by the US and UN

Gold, silver and sapphire? North Korea markets sanctioned sculptures and jewelry
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 14, 2021
North Korean diplomats regularly flew on Emirates to smuggle gold and cash
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North Korean diplomats regularly flew on Emirates to smuggle gold and cash

The airline was unable to provide a “substantive” response to U.N. inquiries, a Panel of Experts report said

North Korean diplomats regularly flew on Emirates to smuggle gold and cash
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 13, 2021
Pants and propaganda: Photos from Korean border area show life in North Korea
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Pants and propaganda: Photos from Korean border area show life in North Korea

North Korea can be seen from less than two kilometers away on South Korea's Ganghwa Island

Pants and propaganda: Photos from Korean border area show life in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 8, 2021
Jordan outs oil smuggler in undercover North Korea film as ‘infamous swindler’
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Jordan outs oil smuggler in undercover North Korea film as ‘infamous swindler’

Response to UN panel suggests Korea Friendship Association tried to scam filmmakers, but some disagree

Jordan outs oil smuggler in undercover North Korea film as ‘infamous swindler’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 5, 2021
UN to censor North Korea sanctions report at South Korean government’s request
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UN to censor North Korea sanctions report at South Korean government’s request

The U.N. agreed to remove the Loi Hope ship’s identity despite possible links to North Korea, a source told NK Pro

UN to censor North Korea sanctions report at South Korean government’s request
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 2, 2021
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