Jeongmin Kim | NK News
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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Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft

Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft

One trash balloon landed at Seoul’s main airport early Wednesday, following DPRK’s overnight launch of 250 balloons

Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 26, 2024
ROK holds live-fire drills at islands near North Korea, largest in six years

ROK holds live-fire drills at islands near North Korea, largest in six years

Exercise comes after South Korea’s suspension of inter-Korean military pact paved way for more drills near border

ROK holds live-fire drills at islands near North Korea, largest in six years
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 26, 2024
ROK holds live-fire rocket drills on anniversary of North Korea’s 1950 invasion

ROK holds live-fire rocket drills on anniversary of North Korea’s 1950 invasion

Army says large-scale exercise aimed to showcase firepower against DPRK threats, 74 years after start of Korean War

ROK holds live-fire rocket drills on anniversary of North Korea’s 1950 invasion
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park June 25, 2024
North Korea launches more trash balloons toward South Korea: JCS

North Korea launches more trash balloons toward South Korea: JCS

Launch comes hours after Seoul revealed previous trash balloons sent by DPRK carried parasites from likely human feces

North Korea launches more trash balloons toward South Korea: JCS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2024
Russia risks crossing ‘red line’ after military pact with North Korea: Seoul

Russia risks crossing ‘red line’ after military pact with North Korea: Seoul

South Korean national security director dismisses treaty as ‘absurd,’ as US, ROK and Japan condemn Kim-Putin summit

Russia risks crossing ‘red line’ after military pact with North Korea: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2024
North Korean trash balloons carried parasites from likely human feces: Seoul

North Korean trash balloons carried parasites from likely human feces: Seoul

South Korea acknowledges possible human waste in balloons for first time after analysis, noting use in DPRK fertilizer

North Korean trash balloons carried parasites from likely human feces: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 24, 2024
North Korean soldiers cross border for third time amid DMZ construction: ROK

North Korean soldiers cross border for third time amid DMZ construction: ROK

South Korea says soldiers retreated after warning shots as work near border continues to create conflict risks

North Korean soldiers cross border for third time amid DMZ construction: ROK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 21, 2024
ROK activist launches leaflets again, drawing angry North Korean retort

ROK activist launches leaflets again, drawing angry North Korean retort

Kim Yo Jong hints at trash balloon retaliation after Park Sang-hak says he sent leaflets in response to Putin summit

ROK activist launches leaflets again, drawing angry North Korean retort
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park June 21, 2024
Full text: North Korea’s new ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Russia
NK PRO

Full text: North Korea’s new ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Russia

NK Pro provides Korean and English versions of the unratified treaty signed by Putin and Kim and published by Pyongyang

Full text: North Korea’s new ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Russia
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park June 20, 2024
Mine explosions have killed North Korean soldiers working on frontline: ROK

Mine explosions have killed North Korean soldiers working on frontline: ROK

Seoul says military also fired warning shots toward DPRK workers who encroached on border on Tuesday morning

Mine explosions have killed North Korean soldiers working on frontline: ROK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park June 18, 2024