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.
Direct flights set to depart for Moscow several hours apart
Sudden sign of activity at long-abandoned site follows Sino-DPRK summits
The Saturday meeting saw the two leaders attempt to make up for lost diplomatic momentum
ROK's TV Chosun incorrectly claimed press had to pay around $27,000 each for their visit
Huge light fixture newest addition to iconic building in North Korean capital city
Internal-track propaganda takes a less aggressive tone in recent months, photos show
Traffic increasing across Friendship Bridge connecting Dandong and Sinuiju, small coal exports from DPRK observed
Development could be aimed at attracting South Korean tourism in the future, sources suggest
"Both sides have to be prepared to take truly historic measures to achieve this historic outcome"
Apparent contradictions in state line don't yet appear to be raising questions, at least in public
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