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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

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ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea

ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea

International Committee of the Red Cross says DPRK capacity in these areas "remained precarious"

ICRC granted UN exemption to deliver health, water project supplies to North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 19, 2019
Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker spotted conducting relay ship-to-ship transfers

Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker spotted conducting relay ship-to-ship transfers

Footage represents third time An San 1 has been observed conducting STS transfers since March 2018

Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker spotted conducting relay ship-to-ship transfers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 18, 2019
Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react

Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react

What's on the agenda for the fifth Kim-Xi summit, and how will denuclearization talks be affected?

Kim Jong Un to host Xi Jinping for their first Pyongyang summit: experts react
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Colin Zwirko June 18, 2019
Russian Far East governor says region plans to import apples from North Korea

Russian Far East governor says region plans to import apples from North Korea

Two sides also exchanging delegations soon to explore tourism boost: Primorye gov. Kozhemyako

Russian Far East governor says region plans to import apples from North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 14, 2019
DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary

DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary

Films of two meetings with Moon, Xi were not aired on their anniversaries, analysis shows

DPRK TV rebroadcasts Singapore summit documentary on one-year anniversary
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 13, 2019
Chinese tourist numbers in North Korea surge as 1000-per-day limit enforced

Chinese tourist numbers in North Korea surge as 1000-per-day limit enforced

Single-day total at DMZ recently doubled highest number recorded last year, source says

Chinese tourist numbers in North Korea surge as 1000-per-day limit enforced
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 12, 2019
Bank Sputnik participated in Russian delegation to N. Korea last week: report

Bank Sputnik participated in Russian delegation to N. Korea last week: report

Sanctions exemptions previously given to Sputnik in the past for transfers to UN aid agencies

Bank Sputnik participated in Russian delegation to N. Korea last week: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 11, 2019
Construction on riverside towers, new university campus see progress in Pyongyang
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Construction on riverside towers, new university campus see progress in Pyongyang

From new to nearly complete, DPRK capital’s construction boom continues

Construction on riverside towers, new university campus see progress in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 10, 2019
Revealed: Evidence of Kim Jong Un university location, ties to tech industry
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Revealed: Evidence of Kim Jong Un university location, ties to tech industry

New construction also underway at Kim Jong Un National Defense University

Revealed: Evidence of Kim Jong Un university location, ties to tech industry
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 7, 2019
Russian Far East minister in Pyongyang to discuss joint economic projects

Russian Far East minister in Pyongyang to discuss joint economic projects

Banquet held Thursday with key economic officials in attendance

Russian Far East minister in Pyongyang to discuss joint economic projects
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 6, 2019