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December 23, 2024

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Jeongmin Kim

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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North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile into East Sea: JCS

First known ballistic missile launch of 2024 comes after Kim Jong Un called for major reset in inter-Korean relations

North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile into East Sea: JCS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 14, 2024
Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Experts doubt ROK military really mistook explosives for artillery, positing likely DPRK misinformation campaign

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park January 8, 2024
North Korea fires more than 60 rounds of artillery near Northern Limit Line: JCS

North Korea fires more than 60 rounds of artillery near Northern Limit Line: JCS

Seoul says firing into maritime zone where ‘hostility is prohibited’ threatens peace on peninsula

North Korea fires more than 60 rounds of artillery near Northern Limit Line: JCS
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Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim January 6, 2024
North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

South Korean military says DPRK fired more than 200 rounds, conducting own artillery drills in response

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands
Kim Yo Jong thanks ‘stupid’ ROK president for helping justify North Korean nukes

Kim Yo Jong thanks ‘stupid’ ROK president for helping justify North Korean nukes

Leader’s sister mocks Yoon while praising ‘smart’ predecessor, in what experts call attempt to fan political divisions

Kim Yo Jong thanks ‘stupid’ ROK president for helping justify North Korean nukes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 3, 2024
Why North Korea declared unification ‘impossible,’ abandoning decades-old goal

Why North Korea declared unification ‘impossible,’ abandoning decades-old goal

Kim Jong Un calls Koreas separate states at war, in what experts say is major shift from viewing South as compatriots

Why North Korea declared unification ‘impossible,’ abandoning decades-old goal
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 1, 2024
From bad to worse: Charting the breakdown of inter-Korean ties in 2023

From bad to worse: Charting the breakdown of inter-Korean ties in 2023

NK News recaps developments set to spill into next year, from unanswered hotlines and border risks to North Korean nukes

From bad to worse: Charting the breakdown of inter-Korean ties in 2023
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 29, 2023
Seoul holds drills simulating North Korean bioterrorist and drone attacks

Seoul holds drills simulating North Korean bioterrorist and drone attacks

Exercise comes one year after DPRK drone incursion exposed major holes in military’s readiness to defend capital

Seoul holds drills simulating North Korean bioterrorist and drone attacks
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 28, 2023
South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea

South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea

Gimpo turns on holiday display for first time since DPRK called Christmas tree a ‘declaration of war’ nine years ago

South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 25, 2023
South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda

South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda

Sailor also charged with leaking classified information to Chinese contact, facing up to 17 years in prison

South Korean naval conscript indicted for spreading North Korean propaganda
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Lina Park December 20, 2023
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