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.
Preparations come amid rumor that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will soon visit Pyongyang
Accident took place almost a year after 32 Chinese visitors were killed in a bus accident
While Moon goes home largely empty-handed, he can claim some modest successes
Promotion sees Choe become the highest-ranking female diplomat in DPRK history
Mixed signals on possible parade as 107th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth looms
Upgrades are the second there in less than six months, come following reports of metro expansion
An analytic look at the main developments of the March 1-March 31 period
Joseon Youth previously recruiting "field agents," with positions open to 16-34 year olds
Activists linked to Cheollima Civil Defense group beat embassy staff "pretty badly," source says
U.S.-based Adrian Hong also linked to Cheollima Civil Defense organization, multiple sources say
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