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July 18, 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 Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year

North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year

Kim Jong Un said the project will fix the “housing problem” in the capital city “once and for all”

North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year
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Colin Zwirko March 23, 2021
EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time

EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time

Sanctions name heads of North Korea’s police for state-sponsored murder, torture and forced labor

EU hits North Korea with human rights-related sanctions for the first time
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Colin Zwirko March 22, 2021
Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’

Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’

Xi Jinping delivered the message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un through a designated diplomat in Beijing

Chinese president promises to work with North Korea to ‘preserve peace’
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Colin Zwirko | Kelly Kasulis March 22, 2021
Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster

Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster

The new, anti-alliance poster was released after Kim Yo Jong slammed U.S.-South Korea military drills

Photos: North Korea fires back at US and South Korea with new propaganda poster
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Colin Zwirko March 18, 2021
North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’

North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’

Pyongyang vowed to cut diplomatic ties with Kuala Lumpur after a DPRK citizen received an extradition order to the US

North Korea blasts Malaysia over extradition order, says US will ‘pay due price’
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Colin Zwirko March 18, 2021
North Korea calls Biden outreach a ‘cheap trick,’ vows to ignore future attempts

North Korea calls Biden outreach a ‘cheap trick,’ vows to ignore future attempts

Top diplomat says North Korea will ignore US outreach until Washington “rolls back its hostile policy”

North Korea calls Biden outreach a ‘cheap trick,’ vows to ignore future attempts
Kim Yo Jong slams US-South Korea military drills, warns of an ‘unseemly sleep’

Kim Yo Jong slams US-South Korea military drills, warns of an ‘unseemly sleep’

The North Korean leader's sister took aim at both South Korea and the US as they conduct computerized military drills

Kim Yo Jong slams US-South Korea military drills, warns of an ‘unseemly sleep’
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Colin Zwirko March 15, 2021
Sluggish progress on key construction despite rare visits by DPRK leader
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Sluggish progress on key construction despite rare visits by DPRK leader

Homes built after storm may have stalled work on Kim’s favored chicken farm 

Sluggish progress on key construction despite rare visits by DPRK leader
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 12, 2021
Drawing the fine line between art and propaganda in North Korea

Drawing the fine line between art and propaganda in North Korea

Artists express themselves through officially-sanctioned artwork despite strict rules, experts say

Drawing the fine line between art and propaganda in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 12, 2021
North Korea pushes contactless payments, claims growth in online shopping

North Korea pushes contactless payments, claims growth in online shopping

State media touts E-payments via mobile apps and QR codes as way to prevent the spread of COVID-19

North Korea pushes contactless payments, claims growth in online shopping
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Colin Zwirko March 11, 2021
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