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July 19, 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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Thousands of North Korean troops training for military parade: Satellite imagery
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Thousands of North Korean troops training for military parade: Satellite imagery

High-resolution image confirms trucks arrived at key military base, suggesting parade will take place within eight weeks

Thousands of North Korean troops training for military parade: Satellite imagery
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Colin Zwirko February 26, 2022
Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery

Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery

Upcoming conference appears to be part of Kim Jong Un’s efforts to enforce strict ideological cohesion at all levels

Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery
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Colin Zwirko February 25, 2022
Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
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Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships

Construction adds to group of four new mansions built in Workers' Party compound last fall

Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
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Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
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North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery

Trucks appear to gather at key military parade training base as signs point to April event

North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery
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Colin Zwirko February 23, 2022
North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign
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Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022
North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un

North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader says two countries strengthening ‘strategic cooperation’ in note to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un
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Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022
North Korea completes erasure of Kim Jong Un’s ‘supreme commander’ symbol

North Korea completes erasure of Kim Jong Un’s ‘supreme commander’ symbol

Removal of special red flag from guard post, calendars normalizes Kim’s military leadership under state flag

North Korea completes erasure of Kim Jong Un’s ‘supreme commander’ symbol
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Colin Zwirko February 17, 2022
Kim Jong Un leads frigid outdoor meeting to honor late father’s birthday

Kim Jong Un leads frigid outdoor meeting to honor late father’s birthday

North Korea kicks off major events for Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday with meeting in the northern city of Samjiyon

Kim Jong Un leads frigid outdoor meeting to honor late father’s birthday
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Colin Zwirko February 16, 2022
Kim Jong Un’s mansion hosted ‘floating amusement park’ ahead of major holiday
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Kim Jong Un’s mansion hosted ‘floating amusement park’ ahead of major holiday

Boat activity coincides with North Korean leader’s time out of public view, as state media bemoans ‘hardships’

Kim Jong Un’s mansion hosted ‘floating amusement park’ ahead of major holiday
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Colin Zwirko February 15, 2022
North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital

North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital

Kim Jong Un tells workers to overcome hardships to build latest skyscraper street after repeated delays in recent years

North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital
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Colin Zwirko February 13, 2022
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