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 South Korean unilateral sanctions: What are Moon’s options?
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New South Korean unilateral sanctions: What are Moon’s options?

Seoul has only a few options left if it wants to increase pressure on Pyongyang

New South Korean unilateral sanctions: What are Moon’s options?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 2, 2017
N. Korean statue sites re-opened to tourists, but protocol changes
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N. Korean statue sites re-opened to tourists, but protocol changes

Visitors now under stricter guidelines, tourism industry sources say

N. Korean statue sites re-opened to tourists, but protocol changes
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 31, 2017
In pictures: Daily life around North Korea’s unfinished “Hotel of Doom”
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In pictures: Daily life around North Korea’s unfinished “Hotel of Doom”

Photos show life in and around the hotel's run-down building site

In pictures: Daily life around North Korea’s unfinished “Hotel of Doom”
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 27, 2017
Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished

Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished

Demolishing of wall could mean construction is about to resume, observer says

Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 27, 2017
U.S. to ban tourism to North Korea from July 27, tour agency says

U.S. to ban tourism to North Korea from July 27, tour agency says

Tourist ban to be announced on North Korea's symbolic holiday of 7.27, agency says

U.S. to ban tourism to North Korea from July 27, tour agency says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 21, 2017
North Korean embassy in Beijing building “hotel” for visiting citizens

North Korean embassy in Beijing building “hotel” for visiting citizens

Construction has been ongoing at the embassy, one of the DPRK's largest in the world, for months

North Korean embassy in Beijing building “hotel” for visiting citizens
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 11, 2017
Foreign advertisers, sponsors invited to North Korean sports fixture

Foreign advertisers, sponsors invited to North Korean sports fixture

Companies can raise "brand awareness" in DPRK, but ads must be not "in conflict with local customs"

Foreign advertisers, sponsors invited to North Korean sports fixture
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 10, 2017
Was North Korea’s successful ICBM test a game-changer?

Was North Korea’s successful ICBM test a game-changer?

Experts assess the likely fallout from the July 4 Hwasong-14 launch

Was North Korea’s successful ICBM test a game-changer?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 5, 2017
North Korea successfully tests an ICBM: What happens now?
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North Korea successfully tests an ICBM: What happens now?

Tuesday's launch will likely lead to new sanctions - and pressure on China

North Korea successfully tests an ICBM: What happens now?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 4, 2017
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