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July 17, 2024

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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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‘Everything is just fine!’: North Korean vloggers launch new selfie propaganda

‘Everything is just fine!’: North Korean vloggers launch new selfie propaganda

State media deploys fake Twitter account to promote latest foreign outreach campaign on abundance amid pandemic

‘Everything is just fine!’: North Korean vloggers launch new selfie propaganda
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Colin Zwirko June 23, 2022
North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display

North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display

Kim Jong Un leads high-level military meeting on ‘revising operational plans’ amid preparations for possible nuke test

North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 23, 2022
Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests

Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests

Gathering of officials to discuss ‘building up’ military comes as North Korea restores nuclear bomb testing tunnels

Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 22, 2022
North Korea producing new open-air ‘tourist’ tramcars despite closed borders

North Korea producing new open-air ‘tourist’ tramcars despite closed borders

Officials appear to be taking steps to expand travel sector, though COVID outbreak casts doubt over tourism this summer

North Korea producing new open-air ‘tourist’ tramcars despite closed borders
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 20, 2022
Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery
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Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery

Activity at ‘space environmental test base’ suggests DPRK pushing forward plans for military reconnaissance satellite

Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 17, 2022
800 North Korean families ‘suffering’ from outbreak of new disease: State media

800 North Korean families ‘suffering’ from outbreak of new disease: State media

Top elites ‘donate’ more medicine as propaganda campaign ramps up on party’s response to intestinal disease epidemic

800 North Korean families ‘suffering’ from outbreak of new disease: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 17, 2022
Crisis in North Korea’s rice bowl as stomach bug spreads amid drought, COVID

Crisis in North Korea’s rice bowl as stomach bug spreads amid drought, COVID

Kim Jong Un ‘donates’ medicine to region suffering intensitinal disease outbreak and orders quarantine, state media says

Crisis in North Korea’s rice bowl as stomach bug spreads amid drought, COVID
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 16, 2022
Major construction springs up in shadow of infamous Pyongyang hotel: Imagery
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Major construction springs up in shadow of infamous Pyongyang hotel: Imagery

Lack of fanfare in North Korean state media suggests ‘bottom-up’ investment is behind ambitious project, expert says

Major construction springs up in shadow of infamous Pyongyang hotel: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 14, 2022
Kim Jong Un watches death of mentor who backed his rule in new North Korean film

Kim Jong Un watches death of mentor who backed his rule in new North Korean film

Documentary boosting leader’s personality cult features new photos of young Kim and eulogizes late military official

Kim Jong Un watches death of mentor who backed his rule in new North Korean film
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 13, 2022
Kim Jong Un orders crackdown on ‘abuse of power’ among North Korean officials

Kim Jong Un orders crackdown on ‘abuse of power’ among North Korean officials

DPRK leader discusses struggle against ‘unsound’ acts with top party secretaries in follow-up to last week’s plenum

Kim Jong Un orders crackdown on ‘abuse of power’ among North Korean officials
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Colin Zwirko June 13, 2022
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