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Chad O’Carroll

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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Large police presence assembled in Dandong for possible VIP visitor: sources

Large police presence assembled in Dandong for possible VIP visitor: sources

Source suggests activity could be linked to VIP North Korea-related visit

Large police presence assembled in Dandong for possible VIP visitor: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 13, 2018
What emerged from a historic North Korea-U.S. summit
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What emerged from a historic North Korea-U.S. summit

Circumstances as they are, any deal signed on June 12 was set to be imperfect

What emerged from a historic North Korea-U.S. summit
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 12, 2018
Amid high security, Kim Jong Un and sister flew separately into Singapore

Amid high security, Kim Jong Un and sister flew separately into Singapore

Security a top priority for DPRK during summit visit to Singapore

Amid high security, Kim Jong Un and sister flew separately into Singapore
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 10, 2018
Kim Jong Un’s private jet en route to Singapore, data indicates

Kim Jong Un’s private jet en route to Singapore, data indicates

Two North Korean aircraft en route to Singapore with one Air China Boeing 747

Kim Jong Un’s private jet en route to Singapore, data indicates
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 9, 2018
Unusual flights from Pyongyang raise questions about Kim’s route to Singapore

Unusual flights from Pyongyang raise questions about Kim’s route to Singapore

Two unprecedented Air China flights spotted in past two days

Unusual flights from Pyongyang raise questions about Kim’s route to Singapore
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 9, 2018
Two aircraft in Pyongyang for Russian FM Lavrov’s visit

Two aircraft in Pyongyang for Russian FM Lavrov’s visit

Direct flights set to depart for Moscow several hours apart

Two aircraft in Pyongyang for Russian FM Lavrov’s visit
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 31, 2018
Hotel construction begins at site of abandoned Chinese mall in Pyongyang
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Hotel construction begins at site of abandoned Chinese mall in Pyongyang

Sudden sign of activity at long-abandoned site follows Sino-DPRK summits

Hotel construction begins at site of abandoned Chinese mall in Pyongyang
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 30, 2018
What to make of a surprise fourth inter-Korean summit
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What to make of a surprise fourth inter-Korean summit

The Saturday meeting saw the two leaders attempt to make up for lost diplomatic momentum

What to make of a surprise fourth inter-Korean summit
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 27, 2018
Journalists deny reports of $10,000 visa fee to enter North Korea

Journalists deny reports of $10,000 visa fee to enter North Korea

ROK's TV Chosun incorrectly claimed press had to pay around $27,000 each for their visit

Journalists deny reports of $10,000 visa fee to enter North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 22, 2018
An unusually quiet North Korean April, in pictures
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An unusually quiet North Korean April, in pictures

As the leadership reached out to world, the DPRK avoided the pomp usually associated with the month

An unusually quiet North Korean April, in pictures
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 22, 2018
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