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July 18, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll

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.

Opinion

Michael Hay, who managed the longest-running law firm in Pyongyang, dies at 58

Lawyer was known for winning disputes in DPRK, despite its opaque legal system

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 1, 2020
Expert Surveys

One year since the Hanoi summit, where next for North Korea-U.S. relations?

Experts weigh in on why the second DPRK-U.S. summit failed, and where relations go from here

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Oliver HothamFebruary 28, 2020
COVID-19

Some European missions in Pyongyang to temporarily close amid coronavirus fears

Personnel from multiple missions to fly out via Vladivostok on Air Koryo flight next week

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 27, 2020
News

North Korean work to connect China’s “bridge to nowhere” slows down: imagery

Satellite imagery shows hardened-dirt roadway to Sinuiju infrastructure is complete, but awaiting asphalt

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 27, 2020
Border Controls

Air Koryo has slots for twice-weekly flight through March: Vladivostok Airport

VVO airport data indicates nine round trip slots are in place from March 1

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 25, 2020
News

Spoofed emails target diplomats, journalists working on North Korea

Spoofed emails appear to be sent from Voice of America and Korea Risk Group domains

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 25, 2020
Border Controls

Amid coronavirus concerns, North Korea rejects UK charter flight request

Flight would have helped provide supplies to stranded foreign residents, get some expats out

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 24, 2020
News

United Nations still absent working banking channel to North Korea

Last time UN was able to remit cash to agencies working in DPRK was 2018

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 20, 2020
News

North Korean restaurants in Dubai shut-down, “temporarily” close

All three DPRK restaurants in the United Arab Emirates appear to have shut down

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 18, 2020
Analysis

Into the future: Where North Korea might be by the year 2040

Trends suggest the DPRK will have a sophisticated and reliable nuclear deterrent by 2040. What will be the consequences?

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollFebruary 18, 2020
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