Chad O'Carroll | NK News
July 18, 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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In Pyongyang, KKG constructing riverside “entertainment complex”
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In Pyongyang, KKG constructing riverside “entertainment complex”

30-floor building adjacent to Taedonggang backed by burgeoning conglomerate

In Pyongyang, KKG constructing riverside “entertainment complex”
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Chad O'Carroll September 28, 2018
IKEA section operating at Pyongyang’s Kwangbok supermarket

IKEA section operating at Pyongyang’s Kwangbok supermarket

North Korean interest in IKEA furniture may stem from Kim Jong Il

IKEA section operating at Pyongyang’s Kwangbok supermarket
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Chad O'Carroll September 28, 2018
North Korea in September 2018: a month in review
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North Korea in September 2018: a month in review

An analytic look at the main developments of the August 18-September 21 period

North Korea in September 2018: a month in review
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Chad O'Carroll | Robin Brehm September 24, 2018
Exceptional Wonsan flights raise prospect of South Korean delegation visit

Exceptional Wonsan flights raise prospect of South Korean delegation visit

Two flights could be linked to visiting ROK officials and businesspeople

Exceptional Wonsan flights raise prospect of South Korean delegation visit
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Chad O'Carroll September 17, 2018
Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

DPRK state media reporting suggests some 60 groups in-country this weekend

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events
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Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham September 8, 2018
Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang

Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang

Posters on streets and in factory promote medium and long-range missiles

Missile, rocket propaganda continues to appear in parts of Pyongyang
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Chad O'Carroll September 7, 2018
Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square

Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square

Military hardware observed practicing for parade, no ICBMs yet visible: source

Overnight military parade preparations take place in Kim Il Sung square
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Chad O'Carroll September 6, 2018
N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA

N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA

Japanese national released less than a month after detention during tourist visit

N.Korea frees Japanese national on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: KCNA
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Chad O'Carroll August 26, 2018
Month in review: a new NK Pro feature
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Month in review: a new NK Pro feature

An analytic look at the main developments of the July 17-August 17 period

Month in review: a new NK Pro feature
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Chad O'Carroll | Robin Brehm August 21, 2018
Japanese national arrested in North Korea, reports say

Japanese national arrested in North Korea, reports say

Circumstances surrounding detention unclear

Japanese national arrested in North Korea, reports say
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Chad O'Carroll August 11, 2018
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