Jeongmin Kim | NK News
July 17, 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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Fishing for legitimacy? Kim Jong Un sends blocks of seafood to Pyongyang elites

Fishing for legitimacy? Kim Jong Un sends blocks of seafood to Pyongyang elites

North Korean leader signaling that he takes support and welfare of city’s citizens ‘very seriously,’ expert says

Fishing for legitimacy? Kim Jong Un sends blocks of seafood to Pyongyang elites
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Jeongmin Kim December 21, 2021
US to impose new sanctions against North Korea for first time under Biden

US to impose new sanctions against North Korea for first time under Biden

Office of Foreign Assets Control to sanction DPRK prosecutor’s office, animation studio and top official on Friday

US to impose new sanctions against North Korea for first time under Biden
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US still game to talk to North Korea ‘without preconditions’: Ambassador to UN

US still game to talk to North Korea ‘without preconditions’: Ambassador to UN

Seoul’s unification minister also argues Pyongyang appears more interested in talks, citing October hotline reconnection

US still game to talk to North Korea ‘without preconditions’: Ambassador to UN
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Jeongmin Kim December 10, 2021
Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey

Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey

Unification ministry notes many victims are elderly and in poor health, and 82% don’t know if family in North is alive

Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey
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Jeongmin Kim December 9, 2021
UNICEF receives exemption to send ventilators, vaccine equipment to North Korea

UNICEF receives exemption to send ventilators, vaccine equipment to North Korea

Agency plans to ship items via Nampho-Dalian route, after it briefly opened for aid deliveries in fall

UNICEF receives exemption to send ventilators, vaccine equipment to North Korea
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Jeongmin Kim December 8, 2021
US builds new radar to detect ballistic, hypersonic missiles from Indo-Pacific

US builds new radar to detect ballistic, hypersonic missiles from Indo-Pacific

Completion of radar in Alaska follows recent North Korean missile tests, as US notes ‘rogue’ state targeting it

US builds new radar to detect ballistic, hypersonic missiles from Indo-Pacific
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Jeongmin Kim December 7, 2021
Seoul to implement system for monitoring ‘fake news’ on North Korea

Seoul to implement system for monitoring ‘fake news’ on North Korea

2022 budget sets aside $170,000 for project, but ministry has not specified whether violators will face penalties

Seoul to implement system for monitoring ‘fake news’ on North Korea
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Jeongmin Kim December 6, 2021
South Korea passes record defense budget, floats funds for new aircraft carrier

South Korea passes record defense budget, floats funds for new aircraft carrier

Highest-ever defense budget in also includes funding for nuclear defense, helicopters and artillery interception

South Korea passes record defense budget, floats funds for new aircraft carrier
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Jeongmin Kim December 3, 2021
US and South Korea to update war plans to deter evolving North Korean threats

US and South Korea to update war plans to deter evolving North Korean threats

Two sides will also conduct assessment next fall for transfer of wartime operational control, defense chiefs say

US and South Korea to update war plans to deter evolving North Korean threats
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Jeongmin Kim December 2, 2021
North Korean diplomat meets Chinese counterpart ahead of ROK official’s visit

North Korean diplomat meets Chinese counterpart ahead of ROK official’s visit

Talks in Beijing come amid reports South Korea seeks to discuss end-of-war declaration with China

North Korean diplomat meets Chinese counterpart ahead of ROK official’s visit
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Jeongmin Kim December 1, 2021
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