Jeongmin Kim | NK News
September 27, 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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Yoon’s new vision for unification with North Korea and US-ROK summer drills
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US-ROK drills kick off as Yoon warns of ‘anti-state forces’ aiding North Korea

US-ROK drills kick off as Yoon warns of ‘anti-state forces’ aiding North Korea

Joint Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise to run alongside South Korean government training for nuclear and drone crises

US-ROK drills kick off as Yoon warns of ‘anti-state forces’ aiding North Korea
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Jeongmin Kim August 19, 2024
Dark forces, fake news: How partisan attacks undermine Yoon’s unification policy

Dark forces, fake news: How partisan attacks undermine Yoon’s unification policy

Experts say president is using new doctrine as cudgel against opponents, dooming any chance of garnering broader support

Dark forces, fake news: How partisan attacks undermine Yoon’s unification policy
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 16, 2024
Full text: Yoon’s speech on ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea
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Full text: Yoon’s speech on ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea

NK Pro provides the full English and Korean text of South Korean president’s remarks outlining new unification doctrine

Full text: Yoon’s speech on ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 15, 2024
Yoon calls for ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea under ROK rule

Yoon calls for ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea under ROK rule

President emphasizes need to liberate DPRK people in new policy that experts say endorses unification by absorption

Yoon calls for ‘freedom-based unification’ with North Korea under ROK rule
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 15, 2024
Sending balloons with heavy payloads into North Korea poses legal issues: Seoul

Sending balloons with heavy payloads into North Korea poses legal issues: Seoul

Minister says he will discuss topic with activists, as local authorities lean on aviation law to stop leafleting

Sending balloons with heavy payloads into North Korea poses legal issues: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 14, 2024
Yoon names new defense chief in surprise reshuffle over North Korean threats

Yoon names new defense chief in surprise reshuffle over North Korean threats

ROK president taps security service head Kim Yong-hyun for role and moves Shin Won-sik to national security adviser

Yoon names new defense chief in surprise reshuffle over North Korean threats
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Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park August 12, 2024
US-ROK summer drills won’t train for North Korean nuclear attack, allies say

US-ROK summer drills won’t train for North Korean nuclear attack, allies say

Ulchi Freedom Shield will run from Aug. 19-29 but won’t feature nuclear use scenarios as Seoul previously suggested

US-ROK summer drills won’t train for North Korean nuclear attack, allies say
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 12, 2024
North Korea launches another round of trash balloons toward South Korea

North Korea launches another round of trash balloons toward South Korea

Latest launch comes after a North Korean individual defected across the Han River estuary west of Seoul

North Korea launches another round of trash balloons toward South Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 10, 2024
Seoul developing small modular reactor, possible stepping stone to nuke sub

Seoul developing small modular reactor, possible stepping stone to nuke sub

While ROK says tech is for civilian vessels, expert says it could later be modified for submarine to counter North Korea

Seoul developing small modular reactor, possible stepping stone to nuke sub
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 9, 2024