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.
Presence of CCTV units in public places appears to have greatly increased since 2017
Singapore office was looking for DPRK vendors as recently as April, emails reveal
Source reports hundreds arriving in Pyongyang every day
Hidden network facilitates web access from Pyongyang hotel, source says
30-floor building adjacent to Taedonggang backed by burgeoning conglomerate
North Korean interest in IKEA furniture may stem from Kim Jong Il
An analytic look at the main developments of the August 18-September 21 period
Two flights could be linked to visiting ROK officials and businesspeople
DPRK state media reporting suggests some 60 groups in-country this weekend
Posters on streets and in factory promote medium and long-range missiles
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