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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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SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite

SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite

Pyongyang has frequently complained that Seoul’s satellite developments violate agreements and threaten peace

SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite
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Colin Zwirko July 21, 2020
North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies

North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies

Visit to Pyongyang General Hospital marks Kim Jong Un’s first inspection since May 1

North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies
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Colin Zwirko July 19, 2020
Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions
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Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions

Agrotec SPA faced difficulties delivering agricultural machinery to DPRK farms since summer 2019

Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions
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Colin Zwirko July 17, 2020
North Korea appoints long-time diplomat in China as new vice foreign minister

North Korea appoints long-time diplomat in China as new vice foreign minister

Pak Myong Ho previously worked as a minister at the DPRK embassy in Beijing

North Korea appoints long-time diplomat in China as new vice foreign minister
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Colin Zwirko | Oliver Hotham July 16, 2020
North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project
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North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project

New apartment blocks, factory improvements in Huichon touted a week after city said to be experiencing “problems”

North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project
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Colin Zwirko July 15, 2020
North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down

North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down

Promotion of "class education centers" still using coded language, while more overt examples appear on state TV

North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down
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Colin Zwirko July 14, 2020
Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Floor covering installed in recent days, imagery shows, as public practices have reportedly increased this month

Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games
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Colin Zwirko July 10, 2020
North Korean leader’s sister rules out another “useless” summit with U.S.

North Korean leader’s sister rules out another “useless” summit with U.S.

Kim Yo Jong hails good relations between Kim and Trump, but says change in U.S. attitude required

North Korean leader’s sister rules out another “useless” summit with U.S.
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 9, 2020
North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings

North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings

All citizens wearing masks, but social distancing absent in visits commemorating founding leader's death

North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings
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Colin Zwirko July 9, 2020
North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks
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North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks

30 horses sent during construction on mansion-complex's new track, harkening back to Kim's 2019 ride up "holy" mountain

North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks
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