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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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South Korea calls for revived talks after Kim Jong Un’s emotional holiday speech

South Korea calls for revived talks after Kim Jong Un’s emotional holiday speech

On Oct. 10, Kim expressed hope that the two Koreas would “take each other’s hand again” in the near future

South Korea calls for revived talks after Kim Jong Un’s emotional holiday speech
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 12, 2020
North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says

North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says

Conservative lawmaker claims that DPRK state media articles criticizing the South increased six-fold in 2019

North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 8, 2020
South Korea approved $1.24 million in private aid to North Korea in 2020

South Korea approved $1.24 million in private aid to North Korea in 2020

An annual parliamentary audit also revealed that North and South Koreans came into contact at least 161 times this year

South Korea approved $1.24 million in private aid to North Korea in 2020
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 8, 2020
Missing North Korean diplomat defected to Seoul last year, lawmakers confirm

Missing North Korean diplomat defected to Seoul last year, lawmakers confirm

Jo Song Gil, the former DPRK chargé d’affaires in Italy who went missing in 2018, now lives in South Korea

Missing North Korean diplomat defected to Seoul last year, lawmakers confirm
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 7, 2020
Son of border shooting victim says South Korea ‘failed’ to protect his father

Son of border shooting victim says South Korea ‘failed’ to protect his father

The family of a South Korean government worker who was killed by DPRK soldiers calls for evidence of a defection

Son of border shooting victim says South Korea ‘failed’ to protect his father
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 6, 2020
Expert roundup: Does North Korea want Biden or Trump to win the 2020 election?

Expert roundup: Does North Korea want Biden or Trump to win the 2020 election?

Analysts weigh in on what North Korea is hoping for this November, plus what it will do if either candidate wins

Expert roundup: Does North Korea want Biden or Trump to win the 2020 election?
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 5, 2020
North Korea tested 3,374 people for COVID-19 — all results negative, WHO says

North Korea tested 3,374 people for COVID-19 — all results negative, WHO says

Latest update from World Health Organization says that 31,163 have been released from quarantine as of Sept. 17

North Korea tested 3,374 people for COVID-19 — all results negative, WHO says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 30, 2020
A ‘warm-hearted father’: Family remembers man killed by North Korean soldiers

A ‘warm-hearted father’: Family remembers man killed by North Korean soldiers

The older brother of a South Korean man who was shot and killed on Sept. 22 is demanding answers from the government

A ‘warm-hearted father’: Family remembers man killed by North Korean soldiers
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 29, 2020
North Korean defectors arriving in the South surge after months of record lows

North Korean defectors arriving in the South surge after months of record lows

Thirty-nine escapees entered South Korea in August, compared to just six in July

North Korean defectors arriving in the South surge after months of record lows
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 28, 2020
South Korean man’s death is an ‘opportunity’ for inter-Korean talks, Moon says

South Korean man’s death is an ‘opportunity’ for inter-Korean talks, Moon says

Moon publicly shared his condolences, but said that he wants the killing to become more than a “tragic incident"

South Korean man’s death is an ‘opportunity’ for inter-Korean talks, Moon says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Kelly Kasulis September 28, 2020
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