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Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park is a Junior Correspondent at Korea Risk Group and has previously written on issues related to the two Koreas at The Peninsula Report.

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North Korea shutters embassy in Libya marking sixth closure in Africa

North Korea shutters embassy in Libya marking sixth closure in Africa

DPRK missions subject to spate of closures since last year which some experts say relates to lack of economic benefits

North Korea shutters embassy in Libya marking sixth closure in Africa
Joe Smith
Joe Smith | Joon Ha Park January 30, 2024
South Korea to develop drones for surveilling North Korea near sea border

South Korea to develop drones for surveilling North Korea near sea border

Five-year project comes as tensions near Northern Limit Line increase after scrapping of inter-Korean military deal

South Korea to develop drones for surveilling North Korea near sea border
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park January 29, 2024
North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

Pyongyang’s official news agency frames landmark exercise as part of US-led ‘war provocation moves’ to end Kim regime

North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024
North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula

North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula

Experts say millions residing outside Pyongyang at particular risk of exposure as temperatures plummet well below zero

North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 24, 2024
ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

Comments follow navy’s announcement on drills to prepare for infiltrating enemy terrority as North Korea’s threats surge

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 24, 2024
Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows

Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows

Kim Seonghui learned the North's art of alcohol in secret. Now she’s turning it into a business in the South.

Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Joon Ha Park January 22, 2024
Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation

Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation

As tensions rise, Kim Jin-hyang recalls positive exchanges between North and South Koreans at Kaesong Industrial Complex

Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 15, 2024
Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics

Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics

Park Choong-kwon went from studying missiles in DPRK to working at Hyundai Steel and advising the South’s ruling party

Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 12, 2024
Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Experts doubt ROK military really mistook explosives for artillery, positing likely DPRK misinformation campaign

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park January 8, 2024
North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

South Korean military says DPRK fired more than 200 rounds, conducting own artillery drills in response

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands