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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 Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday

North Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday

A major DPRK propaganda event titled "Great Leadership" will run from Oct. 12 through Oct. 31, state media says

North Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 10, 2020
Military parades and mass games: What to expect on North Korea’s Oct. 10 holiday

Military parades and mass games: What to expect on North Korea’s Oct. 10 holiday

COVID-19 concerns and other curiosities loom as Pyongyang prepares to host the country's largest celebrations in years

Military parades and mass games: What to expect on North Korea’s Oct. 10 holiday
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 9, 2020
North Korea forbids foreign diplomats from attending Oct. 10 military parade

North Korea forbids foreign diplomats from attending Oct. 10 military parade

DPRK foreign ministry told diplomats in Pyongyang that they can’t approach or take pictures of 75th anniversary events

North Korea forbids foreign diplomats from attending Oct. 10 military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 9, 2020
North Korea quietly starts censoring reconstruction projects after harsh floods

North Korea quietly starts censoring reconstruction projects after harsh floods

State media is no longer showing footage of workers rebuilding houses, despite work ongoing across the country

North Korea quietly starts censoring reconstruction projects after harsh floods
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 7, 2020
Swords and statues: North Korea shows off world leaders’ gifts to Kim Jong Un

Swords and statues: North Korea shows off world leaders’ gifts to Kim Jong Un

DPRK state media newly revealed that Xi Xinping gave Kim Jong Un a bronze bust in his own image as a gift last year

Swords and statues: North Korea shows off world leaders’ gifts to Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 6, 2020
North Korean Politburo starts ‘80-day battle’ ahead of January Party Congress

North Korean Politburo starts ‘80-day battle’ ahead of January Party Congress

Kim Yo Jong returns to the table and top military officials promoted to KPA Marshal in Politburo meeting on Oct. 5

North Korean Politburo starts ‘80-day battle’ ahead of January Party Congress
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 5, 2020
Destroyed, rebuilt and flooded again: North Korean homes ruined by 2020 typhoons
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Destroyed, rebuilt and flooded again: North Korean homes ruined by 2020 typhoons

Flooding in newly-built villages shows pitfalls of North Korea’s rebuilding efforts

Destroyed, rebuilt and flooded again: North Korean homes ruined by 2020 typhoons
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 5, 2020
North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline

North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline

Kim Jong Un criticized construction quality during a visit to the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory in Oct. 2019

North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 5, 2020
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong reappears after mysterious two-month absence

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong reappears after mysterious two-month absence

Kim Jong Un’s sister did not show up to last four Politburo meetings, leading to speculation over her current position

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong reappears after mysterious two-month absence
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 1, 2020
North Korean leader laments ‘monotonous’ designs of new homes built after floods

North Korean leader laments ‘monotonous’ designs of new homes built after floods

Project in Kimhwa 88 percent complete as original Oct. 10 deadline nears

North Korean leader laments ‘monotonous’ designs of new homes built after floods
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 1, 2020
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