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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 B-1B drops bombs in joint drills with South Korea for first time in 7 years

US B-1B drops bombs in joint drills with South Korea for first time in 7 years

Show of force toward North Korea with precision bombs comes amid heightened border tensions after DPRK balloon launches

US B-1B drops bombs in joint drills with South Korea for first time in 7 years
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park June 5, 2024
Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons

Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons

Seoul says it has no authority to stop civic groups launches, raising concerns North Korea will restart balloon blitz

Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Lina Park June 3, 2024
North Korea blitzes South Korea with over 700 trash balloons: ROK military

North Korea blitzes South Korea with over 700 trash balloons: ROK military

Hundreds of balloons carrying cigarette butts and other waste fly over inter-Korean border in latest escalation

North Korea blitzes South Korea with over 700 trash balloons: ROK military
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 2, 2024
North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people

North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people

Kim Yo Jong justifies balloons as citizens’ exercise of free expression, mocking Seoul for allowing anti-DPRK leafleting

North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 30, 2024
North Korea launches 260 balloons carrying ‘filth and garbage’ into South

North Korea launches 260 balloons carrying ‘filth and garbage’ into South

ROK issues alerts warning of suspicious objects, days after DPRK threatened to send ‘mounds of filth’ over border

North Korea launches 260 balloons carrying ‘filth and garbage’ into South
ROK foreign ministry downgrades North Korea division in sweeping reorganization

ROK foreign ministry downgrades North Korea division in sweeping reorganization

Denuclearization talks division now part of broader foreign affairs headquarters, reflecting deemphasizing of dialogue

ROK foreign ministry downgrades North Korea division in sweeping reorganization
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 28, 2024
North Korean military spy satellite launch ends in failure after rocket explodes

North Korean military spy satellite launch ends in failure after rocket explodes

DPRK confirms mid-air explosion following late-night launch from main spaceport, blaming new engine design

North Korean military spy satellite launch ends in failure after rocket explodes
China silent on North Korea’s satellite launch plans at Seoul trilateral summit

China silent on North Korea’s satellite launch plans at Seoul trilateral summit

South Korean and Japanese leaders call for denuclearizing DPRK, as Chinese premier stresses need for ‘restraint’

China silent on North Korea’s satellite launch plans at Seoul trilateral summit
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park May 27, 2024
North Korea has demoted key department handling inter-Korean affairs, Seoul says

North Korea has demoted key department handling inter-Korean affairs, Seoul says

Unification minister claims United Front Department now known as Bureau 10 and tasked with conducting psyops against ROK

North Korea has demoted key department handling inter-Korean affairs, Seoul says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 21, 2024
North Korea vows to boost nuclear posture after US subcritical nuke test

North Korea vows to boost nuclear posture after US subcritical nuke test

DPRK slams US for destabilizing global security through no-expolosion experiment, though expert downplays threat

North Korea vows to boost nuclear posture after US subcritical nuke test
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 20, 2024
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