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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.

Analysis

Pyongyang’s Spring Trade Fair: Emerging trends and developments

In-depth analysis of spring trade fair shows trending areas in DPRK economy, weak sanctions implementation

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJune 13, 2019
News

Singaporean companies linked to luxury goods exports still visible in N. Korea

Products linked to T Specialist and OCN available as of April and May 2019, photos show

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJune 7, 2019
News

Recreational tents trending in North Korea, trade fair photos suggest

Tents similar to those found along banks of Han river in Seoul beginning to emerge in Pyongyang

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJune 4, 2019
Interviews

Japan must put diplomatic normalization with DPRK before abductee issue: former PM

Yukio Hatoyama says improving relations must come before any resolution of the decades-long dispute

Features

Signage vendor gives insight into growing North Korean entrepreneurship

B2B vendor offers DPRK business owners bright and colorful signage to stand out

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 30, 2019
News

Chinese firms loom large as Spring Pyongyang International Trade Fair begins

Brochure reveals at least 216 Chinese companies taking part in this year's expo

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 20, 2019
News

Construction at Pyongyang satellite center progressing apace: photos

New photos reveal scale of ambitions for North Korean satellite center extension program

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 17, 2019
Analysis

Hotline between the two Koreas: why hasn’t it been used yet?

DPRK watchers pessimistic about line ever having much practical purpose

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 10, 2019
News

U.S. Special Representative to meet South Korea’s unification minister on Friday

Meeting comes amid growing South Korean interest in providing humanitarian assistance to North

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 8, 2019
News

N. Korean diplomats retreating from Western contact, some delegations canceled

Trend began in wake of the Hanoi summit, multiple sources say

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMay 8, 2019
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