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.
Analyst says presence of photos suggests worsening quality of Sino-DPRK ties
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Multiple sources report life in Pyongyang remains normal
New "service center" complex being constructed at peak of mountain, visitors say
Shin Eun-mi has attracted criticism - and praise - for her regular trips to the DPRK
The U.S. has called them the toughest measures "in a generation" - Kim Jong Un will likely increase tensions
Despite Trump's calls for China to cut trade, Dandong customs house appeared busy in late July pictures
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Seoul has only a few options left if it wants to increase pressure on Pyongyang
Visitors now under stricter guidelines, tourism industry sources say
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