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July 16, 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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Russia likely proposed military drills with North Korea and China, NIS says

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US and South Korea practice precision bombing of North Korean military targets

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How unification ministry overhaul could entrench militaristic North Korea policy

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South Korea slashes funding for unification ministry in new budget proposal

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