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.
Increase in unofficial exchange rate data comes despite U.S. dollar remaining static
Often crude agitprop could be linked to South Korean intelligence, analysts say
Shanghai route hasn't flown since August 2017, NK Pro Aviation Tracker data shows
Redevelopment follows reported acquisition last year by Kyonghung Guidance Bureau
Designs include those instructing citizens to learn Kim Jong Un's new year's speech by heart
Two new access roads added to front of hotel, photos reveal
North Korean delegation appears to take different route after border processing
Sanctions committee gives green light for transfer to support country team operations inside DPRK
The East Pyongyang Shopping Mall was once a high-profile foreign-backed development
Pro-Pyongyang fliers appearing in the ROK have undergone a dramatic change in tone
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