Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.
Summit deliverables on North Korea will be music to Moon Jae-in’s ears, but risk management was the main priority
Amid pandemic, over two dozen attended Eid celebration at Rahman Mosque in Pyongyang
South Korea’s unification ministry publishes database of DPRK newspaper content online, though most content is missing
Virtual exchanges with the DPRK are entirely feasible, says Singapore-based organization
Biden administration confirms policy review process is complete, appears to reject Trump and Obama-era strategies
DPRK authorities have made similar orders several times since going into national lockdown in early 2020
Foreign Trade Bank wants sanctions lifted before it will play role in U.N. banking channel, says Russia’s Sputnik Bank
A Republican bill aims to terminate social media accounts belonging to U.S.-declared “state sponsors of terror”
"Kim Jong-un of North Korea ... never respected the current President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in"
Imported items like Coca-Cola and chocolate returned to shelves amid rumors of gradual border trade reopening
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