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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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‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

Air raid sirens and evacuation orders left many fearing North Korean attack, though others greeted alerts with shrug

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul
Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says

Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says

South Korea to decide whether to repatriate body after investigation, as media report man was attempting to defect

Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 30, 2023
North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June

North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June

Top military official says asset needed to monitor ‘dangerous military acts’ of US and ROK, condemning joint drills

North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 30, 2023
‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites

‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites

Experts say height and appearance has become a symbol of status and power in DPRK

‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Yeji Chung May 26, 2023
North Korea slams US-ROK-Japan radar link plan as step toward nuclear ‘alliance’

North Korea slams US-ROK-Japan radar link plan as step toward nuclear ‘alliance’

Condemnation comes as Seoul delivers mixed messages about Tokyo’s involvement in nuclear coordination group with US

North Korea slams US-ROK-Japan radar link plan as step toward nuclear ‘alliance’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2023
US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea

US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea

Over 2,500 personnel and 600 assets feature in first day of ‘largest-ever’ joint live-fire drills by inter-Korean border

US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2023
ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul

ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul

Exercises come as military has sought to boost defenses after DPRK drone incursion near presidential office last year

ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2023
South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K

South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K

Court says An Bu-soo sent money to Pyongyang in effort to bring DPRK beer and cold noodles to South

South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 24, 2023
EU leaders join Seoul in condemning North Korean nuclear and missile development

EU leaders join Seoul in condemning North Korean nuclear and missile development

Europe will never accept Pyongyang’s ‘back door’ nuclear armament, European Council president says after meeting

EU leaders join Seoul in condemning North Korean nuclear and missile development
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 23, 2023
North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS

North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS

Intelligence agency says group that defected across inter-Korean maritime border related, watched ROK TV before escape

North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 19, 2023
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