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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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Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery
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Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery

State media reports over 4 inches of rain in region Sunday that may have disrupted work on construction camp, warehouse

Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery
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Colin Zwirko August 9, 2022
North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies

North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies

Supreme People’s Assembly also passes aerospace development law ahead of full session announced for Sept. 7

North Korea enacts medicine laws after death penalty decree on COVID supplies
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Colin Zwirko August 8, 2022
North Korea dismantling more South Korean tourism buildings at Mt. Kumgang
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North Korea dismantling more South Korean tourism buildings at Mt. Kumgang

Satellite imagery reveals recent work to remove theater, hotel and other assets owned by Seoul and Hyundai Asan

North Korea dismantling more South Korean tourism buildings at Mt. Kumgang
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Colin Zwirko August 5, 2022
Goods clearing out of North Korean disinfection zone 3 months after trade freeze
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Goods clearing out of North Korean disinfection zone 3 months after trade freeze

Satellite imagery appears to reconfirm suspected quarantine period for DPRK’s overland imports from China

Goods clearing out of North Korean disinfection zone 3 months after trade freeze
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Colin Zwirko August 3, 2022
North Korea confirms plan to send workers to Russia-occupied Ukraine

North Korea confirms plan to send workers to Russia-occupied Ukraine

Donetsk breakaway state says its leader also seeks meeting with Kim Jong Un as two sides hold talks in Moscow

North Korea confirms plan to send workers to Russia-occupied Ukraine
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Colin Zwirko August 2, 2022
North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet

North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet

State media urges caution despite reporting no ‘fevers’ for three days, signals no return to pre-pandemic normalcy soon

North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet
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Colin Zwirko August 1, 2022
North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

DPRK has used phrase to refer to planning and field work in past, as it says allies defend socialism ‘with arms’

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media
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Colin Zwirko August 1, 2022
FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales
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FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales

NK Pro has translated full text of notice that appears to show harsh crack down on market activity during COVID outbreak

FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales
North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID

North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID

Images obtained by NK News show notice posted at pharmacies warns violators' families will also be forcibly relocated

North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 29, 2022
Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

North Korean leader slams US-ROK military drills, defends ‘routine’ weapons buildup in speech at war anniversary event

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces
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Colin Zwirko July 28, 2022
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