Colin Zwirko | NK News
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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North Korean jets sent to China may have been cargo planes, imagery suggests

North Korean jets sent to China may have been cargo planes, imagery suggests

New satellite imagery shows movement of 3 Air Koryo cargo planes, possibly to Shenyang airport on Monday

North Korean jets sent to China may have been cargo planes, imagery suggests
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Colin Zwirko May 18, 2022
Kim Jong Un hints at leadership purges due to COVID outbreak failures

Kim Jong Un hints at leadership purges due to COVID outbreak failures

North Korea records over 230,000 new ‘fever’ cases and six deaths as Kim calls for building new treatment centers

Kim Jong Un hints at leadership purges due to COVID outbreak failures
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 18, 2022
North Korean jets fly to China to pick up pandemic supplies: Sources

North Korean jets fly to China to pick up pandemic supplies: Sources

Multiple round trips in recent days appear to be first Air Koryo international flights since early 2020

North Korean jets fly to China to pick up pandemic supplies: Sources
North Korea mobilizes army in fight against COVID-19 spread: State media

North Korea mobilizes army in fight against COVID-19 spread: State media

Six more deaths and over 269,000 ‘fever’ patients also recorded since Sunday

North Korea mobilizes army in fight against COVID-19 spread: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 17, 2022
North Korea struggling to provide medicine amid COVID outbreak: Kim Jong Un

North Korea struggling to provide medicine amid COVID outbreak: Kim Jong Un

State media reports 50 dead and over 1.2 million cases since the start of the outbreak this month

North Korea struggling to provide medicine amid COVID outbreak: Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 16, 2022
Guests flock to Pyongyang in latest sign of imminent military parade: Imagery

Guests flock to Pyongyang in latest sign of imminent military parade: Imagery

North Korean Air Koryo planes flying across country as soldiers continue training for parade

Guests flock to Pyongyang in latest sign of imminent military parade: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 24, 2022
North Korea demolishing ‘backward’ mining town in phase 2 of major project
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North Korea demolishing ‘backward’ mining town in phase 2 of major project

Apartment buildings set to replace hundreds of houses as part of 25,000-home construction project in Komdok region

North Korea demolishing ‘backward’ mining town in phase 2 of major project
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 22, 2022
As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy

As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy

North Korean state media says leaders exchanged letters this week and that both maintain ‘deep trust’ with one another

As Moon Jae-in’s presidency ends, Kim Jong Un says there’s ‘hope’ for diplomacy
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Chaewon Chung | Colin Zwirko April 22, 2022
Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul

Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul

Second blaze in as many weeks at an inter-Korean facility lasted for about an hour and was visible from South Korea

Fire breaks out at Kaesong Industrial Complex near inter-Korean border: Seoul
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim April 21, 2022
New activity at North Korean COVID quarantine zone may signal goods on the move
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New activity at North Korean COVID quarantine zone may signal goods on the move

Imported goods from China might be leaving border disinfection area 3 months after arriving

New activity at North Korean COVID quarantine zone may signal goods on the move
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Colin Zwirko April 20, 2022
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