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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Could South Koreans realistically go on “independent” tours of North Korea?

Could South Koreans realistically go on “independent” tours of North Korea?

Tourism industry insiders say if appetite emerges on North Korean side, necessary changes would be relatively limited

Could South Koreans realistically go on “independent” tours of North Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 16, 2020
Despite impasse, MOU approved over 600 inter-Korean contacts in 2019

Despite impasse, MOU approved over 600 inter-Korean contacts in 2019

2019 contact data only around 15% lower than 2018

Despite impasse, MOU approved over 600 inter-Korean contacts in 2019
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 9, 2020
Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Precedent suggests Sunday's gathering may have been a "Pyongyang Mass Rally" event

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 5, 2020
Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Effort to obfuscate pictures and video increasingly widespread, but inconsistently applied

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 3, 2020
What North Korea’s Plenum now means for U.S. foreign policy
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What North Korea’s Plenum now means for U.S. foreign policy

While a window of opportunity to turn things around remains, there is a very low chance it will be seized upon

What North Korea’s Plenum now means for U.S. foreign policy
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 1, 2020
Prestigious Pyongyang shoe factory appears to be making inventory for export
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Prestigious Pyongyang shoe factory appears to be making inventory for export

Photos show labels in English and featuring international sizing measures

Prestigious Pyongyang shoe factory appears to be making inventory for export
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 27, 2019
Timing of North Korean Plenary Meeting suggests break from precedence

Timing of North Korean Plenary Meeting suggests break from precedence

Plenum set to be held before end of December and Kim Jong Un's New Year Address on January 1

Timing of North Korean Plenary Meeting suggests break from precedence
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 24, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015

American who crossed into the DPRK illegally four years ago tells his story for the first time

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham December 24, 2019
U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

Lumen wants to "provide all North Korean people with access to uncensored sources of information"

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 20, 2019
Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines
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Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines

Despite sanctions and short route distance, Air China’s 737s regularly connect to Air Koryo fuel trucks

Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jacob Fromer December 16, 2019
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