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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Pyongyang’s Spring Trade Fair: Emerging trends and developments
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Pyongyang’s Spring Trade Fair: Emerging trends and developments

In-depth analysis of spring trade fair shows trending areas in DPRK economy, weak sanctions implementation

Pyongyang’s Spring Trade Fair: Emerging trends and developments
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 13, 2019
Singaporean companies linked to luxury goods exports still visible in N. Korea
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Singaporean companies linked to luxury goods exports still visible in N. Korea

Products linked to T Specialist and OCN available as of April and May 2019, photos show

Singaporean companies linked to luxury goods exports still visible in N. Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 7, 2019
Recreational tents trending in North Korea, trade fair photos suggest

Recreational tents trending in North Korea, trade fair photos suggest

Tents similar to those found along banks of Han river in Seoul beginning to emerge in Pyongyang

Recreational tents trending in North Korea, trade fair photos suggest
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 4, 2019
Japan must put diplomatic normalization with DPRK before abductee issue: former PM

Japan must put diplomatic normalization with DPRK before abductee issue: former PM

Yukio Hatoyama says improving relations must come before any resolution of the decades-long dispute

Japan must put diplomatic normalization with DPRK before abductee issue: former PM
Signage vendor gives insight into growing North Korean entrepreneurship

Signage vendor gives insight into growing North Korean entrepreneurship

B2B vendor offers DPRK business owners bright and colorful signage to stand out

Signage vendor gives insight into growing North Korean entrepreneurship
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 30, 2019
Chinese firms loom large as Spring Pyongyang International Trade Fair begins
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Chinese firms loom large as Spring Pyongyang International Trade Fair begins

Brochure reveals at least 216 Chinese companies taking part in this year's expo

Chinese firms loom large as Spring Pyongyang International Trade Fair begins
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 20, 2019
Construction at Pyongyang satellite center progressing apace: photos
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Construction at Pyongyang satellite center progressing apace: photos

New photos reveal scale of ambitions for North Korean satellite center extension program

Construction at Pyongyang satellite center progressing apace: photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 17, 2019
New and notable in North Korea: Spring’s changes, in photos
Photo story

New and notable in North Korea: Spring’s changes, in photos

Photos taken between January and April show growing range of consumer products, new infrastructure

New and notable in North Korea: Spring’s changes, in photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 15, 2019
Hotline between the two Koreas: why hasn’t it been used yet?

Hotline between the two Koreas: why hasn’t it been used yet?

DPRK watchers pessimistic about line ever having much practical purpose

Hotline between the two Koreas: why hasn’t it been used yet?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 10, 2019
U.S. Special Representative to meet South Korea’s unification minister on Friday

U.S. Special Representative to meet South Korea’s unification minister on Friday

Meeting comes amid growing South Korean interest in providing humanitarian assistance to North

U.S. Special Representative to meet South Korea’s unification minister on Friday
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 8, 2019
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