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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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Ruling party suspends defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho for 3 months over scandals

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Yoon’s first year: How the president has embraced a hardline North Korea policy
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Yoon’s first year: How the president has embraced a hardline North Korea policy

Diplomacy has taken a backseat to deterrence and sharp rhetoric, with Yoon set to stay the course for foreseeable future

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Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 10, 2023
North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says

North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says

Unification ministry notes increasing activity at shuttered inter-Korean industrial park despite warnings against use

North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 9, 2023
Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea

Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea

Park Sang-hak’s latest balloon launch follows Supreme Court ruling in his favor in case over cross-border leafleting

Defector-activist says he sent anti-Kim leaflets and medicine into North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 8, 2023
ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting

ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting

Supreme Court says defector group's balloon launches don’t harm public interest, finds legal status unjustly revoked

ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
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Jeongmin Kim May 5, 2023
Seoul reviewing legal action over North Korea’s removal of its floating hotel

Seoul reviewing legal action over North Korea’s removal of its floating hotel

Unification ministry says DPRK ‘infringed’ on ROK firms’ property rights by demolishing assets at Mount Kumgang resort

Seoul reviewing legal action over North Korea’s removal of its floating hotel
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 5, 2023
US ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean abductions, human rights violations

US ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean abductions, human rights violations

Senior official meets Japanese family of kidnapping victims, while Seoul says human rights is key issue for unification

US ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean abductions, human rights violations
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Jeongmin Kim May 4, 2023
US-ROK forces to conduct ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korean threats

US-ROK forces to conduct ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korean threats

Defense ministry says live-fire exercises to mark 70th anniversary of alliance likely to be largest ever on peninsula

US-ROK forces to conduct ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korean threats
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China’s support for North Korea forces Seoul to enhance nuclear deterrence: Yoon

China’s support for North Korea forces Seoul to enhance nuclear deterrence: Yoon

President pushes back against Beijing’s criticism of US-ROK summit, calling for China to enforce sanctions on DPRK

China’s support for North Korea forces Seoul to enhance nuclear deterrence: Yoon
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 3, 2023
Yoon says US could use nukes to defend Seoul, muddying waters around summit deal

Yoon says US could use nukes to defend Seoul, muddying waters around summit deal

Expert says ROK president is misrepresenting allies’ posture on North Korean attack by overemphasizing nuclear response

Yoon says US could use nukes to defend Seoul, muddying waters around summit deal
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 28, 2023
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