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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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North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
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North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media

Cross-country trips absent from flight trackers but typical of those that occur around major events in Pyongyang

North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 27, 2022
Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread

Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread

Participants forgo masks at event to mark end of Korean War, as Pyongyang vows conflict ‘not over’

Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 27, 2022
Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
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Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year

Reasons for North Korean leader’s 16-day absence unclear, but it comes as he’s appeared more frequently in recent months

Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 25, 2022
North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
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North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery

Expert says tolls create incentive to increase vehicle traffic as pandemic restrictions funnel trade through port

North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
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Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
Harry Potter-loving North Korean vlogger comes from elite family close to Kims

Harry Potter-loving North Korean vlogger comes from elite family close to Kims

NK News finds Song A lived in the UK with her diplomat father and is great-granddaughter of top military commander

Harry Potter-loving North Korean vlogger comes from elite family close to Kims
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 20, 2022
North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows
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North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows

Quarantine zone appeared in May before Air Koryo planes flew to Shenyang to reportedly collect COVID-19 supplies

North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows
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Colin Zwirko July 18, 2022
North Korea building new ski resort in ‘holy land’ near Chinese border: Imagery
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North Korea building new ski resort in ‘holy land’ near Chinese border: Imagery

Major construction on ski slope and at Samjiyon Airport suggests country preparing for foreign or domestic tourists

North Korea building new ski resort in ‘holy land’ near Chinese border: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 15, 2022
North Korean spaceport likely undergoing major construction: Imagery
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North Korean spaceport likely undergoing major construction: Imagery

Activity ramps up at Sohae satellite launch complex after Kim Jong Un ordered large-scale upgrades in March

North Korean spaceport likely undergoing major construction: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 13, 2022
Kim Jong Un isn’t proud of his fake ICBM milestone, and it shows
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Kim Jong Un isn’t proud of his fake ICBM milestone, and it shows

The lack of a stone monument at the launch site is one major departure from post-ICBM launch procedures in 2017

Kim Jong Un isn’t proud of his fake ICBM milestone, and it shows
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Colin Zwirko July 11, 2022
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