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.
Russian aviation authorities still need to approve the flight, NK News understands
Lawyer was known for winning disputes in DPRK, despite its opaque legal system
Experts weigh in on why the second DPRK-U.S. summit failed, and where relations go from here
Personnel from multiple missions to fly out via Vladivostok on Air Koryo flight next week
Satellite imagery shows hardened-dirt roadway to Sinuiju infrastructure is complete, but awaiting asphalt
VVO airport data indicates nine round trip slots are in place from March 1
Spoofed emails appear to be sent from Voice of America and Korea Risk Group domains
Flight would have helped provide supplies to stranded foreign residents, get some expats out
Last time UN was able to remit cash to agencies working in DPRK was 2018
All three DPRK restaurants in the United Arab Emirates appear to have shut down
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