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January 10, 2025

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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.

COVID-19

Amid health rumors, Kim Jong Un absent for two consecutive three-week periods

North Korean leader has not appeared in public since May 1

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 22, 2020
News

“May 24” sanctions no longer a barrier to inter-Korean cooperation: MOU

South Korean official admits that unilateral sanctions have "lost their effect"

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 20, 2020
Analysis

Managing risk: what happens in the event of Kim Jong Un’s unexpected death?

In the absence of a clear successor, the North Korean leader's sudden passing could spark instability within the country

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 19, 2020
News

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

Changes come ahead of 75th anniversary of North Korea's ruling party in October

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 15, 2020
News

Yanggakdo football stadium undergoing major refurbishment, recent imagery shows

Stadium built in 1989 appears to be undergoing slow renovation process

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 13, 2020
News

North Korean online trading portal offers escrow payment system to users

Jagangryok intranet service appears to be first to offer escrow payments in DPRK

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 8, 2020
Border Controls

Panmunjom tours could be possible again from June: Minister of Unification

Seven-month border closure has created significant problems for South Korean tour providers

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 7, 2020
News

Advance-fee scam focuses on missing North Korean official, email campaign shows

Scam email campaign targets those in North Korea watcher community with investment assistance request

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 6, 2020
News

No signs Kim Jong Un recently had health issues, South Korean spy agency says

Intelligence service provides no evidence for its assessment, however

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 6, 2020
News

North Korean soldiers fired on South Korean guard post at DMZ, Seoul says

No casualties reported in brief exchange of fire, South Korean military says

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