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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is a 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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US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return

USS Carl Vinson will reportedly join trilateral drills, as ROK acting president stresses security ties with US, Japan

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in first visit since Trump return
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2025
US, ROK agree to push for ‘denuclearization of North Korea,’ not of ‘peninsula’

US, ROK agree to push for ‘denuclearization of North Korea,’ not of ‘peninsula’

Decision departs from Pyongyang’s preferred language as way to emphasize that DPRK is one developing ‘illegal’ weapons

US, ROK agree to push for ‘denuclearization of North Korea,’ not of ‘peninsula’
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Jeongmin Kim February 28, 2025
In shift, South Korea’s top diplomat says nuclear armament ‘not off the table’

In shift, South Korea’s top diplomat says nuclear armament ‘not off the table’

Cho Tae-yul leaves open possibility of developing nukes to counter North Korea, changing tone after Trump’s return

In shift, South Korea’s top diplomat says nuclear armament ‘not off the table’
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Jeongmin Kim February 27, 2025
North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia to fight Ukraine, Seoul says

North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia to fight Ukraine, Seoul says

South Korean spy agency still assessing scale of reinforcements after DPRK contingent suffered heavy losses

North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia to fight Ukraine, Seoul says
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Anton Sokolin | Jeongmin Kim February 27, 2025
Jeongmin Kim: The importance of Track 2 diplomacy on North Korea
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Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK News February 27, 2025
Opposition leader on DPRK, Russian envoy’s interview and US-Japan nuclear pledge
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NK News’ Jeongmin Kim joins to discuss Lee Jae-myung’s call for dialogue with Pyongyang and Trump-Ishiba meeting

Opposition leader on DPRK, Russian envoy’s interview and US-Japan nuclear pledge
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Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK News February 11, 2025
North Korea sent ‘thousands’ of workers to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea sent ‘thousands’ of workers to Russia, South Korea says

Seoul warns of sanctions violations as ROK spy agency reports on dispatch of DPRK construction workers last year

North Korea sent ‘thousands’ of workers to Russia, South Korea says
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Jeongmin Kim February 10, 2025
US, South Korean defense chiefs vow ‘ironclad’ deterrence against North Korea

US, South Korean defense chiefs vow ‘ironclad’ deterrence against North Korea

Call between Peter Hegseth and Seoul’s acting defense minister Kim Seon-ho comes amid leadership vacuum in Seoul

US, South Korean defense chiefs vow ‘ironclad’ deterrence against North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 31, 2025
Seoul urges North Korea to resume separated family reunions as deaths near 100K

Seoul urges North Korea to resume separated family reunions as deaths near 100K

New data shows over 70% of registered South Koreans have passed away without meeting family in North

Seoul urges North Korea to resume separated family reunions as deaths near 100K
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North Korea tests sea-to-surface cruise missile days after Trump overture

North Korea tests sea-to-surface cruise missile days after Trump overture

Pyongyang says weapons test designed to raise effectiveness of ‘strategic control’ against 'potential enemies’

North Korea tests sea-to-surface cruise missile days after Trump overture
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 26, 2025
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