Jeongmin Kim | NK News
September 27, 2024

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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Yoon slams calls to abandon unification with North Korea as ‘unconstitutional’

South Korean president says seeking coexistence between separate Korean states would actually increase security risks

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North Korea bookends Chuseok holiday with more trash balloon launches

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North Korea sends more trash balloon ‘gifts’ ahead of fall harvest holiday

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Kim Jong Un’s tour of secret uranium enrichment site sends nuclear message to US

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North Korean trash barrage extends to fifth day, launching over 1200 balloons

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Seoul’s new defense chief warns North Korea ‘provocations’ will lead to its end

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