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December 23, 2024

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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 Bluesky / Twitter.

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New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 22, 2024
North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA

North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA

Pyongyang says it tested 'Haeil-5-23' in response to trilateral drills involving US, ROK and Japanese warships

North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone to ‘deter’ US and allies: KCNA
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2024
North Korea’s ‘empty’ economic policies created major wealth gap: Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s ‘empty’ economic policies created major wealth gap: Kim Jong Un

Leader vows to rebuild industry in every city and town over next 10 years to address widespread ‘backward’ conditions

North Korea’s ‘empty’ economic policies created major wealth gap: Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 16, 2024
North Korea to redefine border, purge unification language from constitution

North Korea to redefine border, purge unification language from constitution

Kim Jong Un calls for destroying inter-Korean rail line and monument while warning of risk of war with ‘hostile’ South

North Korea to redefine border, purge unification language from constitution
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim January 16, 2024
New North Korean film reveals secret Kim Jong Un visits to weapons factories
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New North Korean film reveals secret Kim Jong Un visits to weapons factories

Documentary about 2023 shows leader inspecting spaceport construction, rocket launchers disguised as trucks and more

New North Korean film reveals secret Kim Jong Un visits to weapons factories
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2024
North Korea says it launched solid-fuel ‘hypersonic’ missile

North Korea says it launched solid-fuel ‘hypersonic’ missile

Launch appears to be first test of new system, though leader Kim Jong Un's presence not mentioned

North Korea says it launched solid-fuel ‘hypersonic’ missile
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2024
North Korea’s rural housing push expands nationwide, adding 20K homes in 2023
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North Korea’s rural housing push expands nationwide, adding 20K homes in 2023

NK Pro finds fourfold increase in village openings, with new neighborhoods in nearly every city and county

North Korea’s rural housing push expands nationwide, adding 20K homes in 2023
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 12, 2024
Kim Jong Un visits missile launcher factory, demands ‘flaws’ in production fixed

Kim Jong Un visits missile launcher factory, demands ‘flaws’ in production fixed

North Korean leader says factories must help prepare for war against 'main enemy' South Korea but vows no first attack

Kim Jong Un visits missile launcher factory, demands ‘flaws’ in production fixed
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 10, 2024
Kim Jong Un visits ‘model’ chicken farm, orders similar one be built within year

Kim Jong Un visits ‘model’ chicken farm, orders similar one be built within year

Kim, who was accompanied by his daughter, previously called poultry industry backward and in dire need of upgrades

Kim Jong Un visits ‘model’ chicken farm, orders similar one be built within year
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 8, 2024
Kim Yo Jong says North Korea ‘deceived’ South with fake artillery drills

Kim Yo Jong says North Korea ‘deceived’ South with fake artillery drills

Seoul dismisses claim about firing on Saturday as ‘psychological warfare,’ says Pyongyang conducted more drills Sunday

Kim Yo Jong says North Korea ‘deceived’ South with fake artillery drills
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Colin Zwirko January 7, 2024
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